Drinking Ages Around the World

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Everyone wants to drink a little and have fun when they’re on vacation. Students flying abroad for spring break want two things: cheap airfare and a country where they can drink legally if under 21. Book a cheap flight with StudentUniverse.com and check out these drinking ages in foreign countries.

Age 21:

  • United States

Age 20:

  • Japan
  • Iceland

Age 19:

  • South Korea

Age 18:

  • Argentina
  • Barbados
  • Bermuda
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Chile
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Jamaica
  • Israel
  • Latvia
  • Luxembourg*
  • Mexico
  • Mongolia
  • Philippines
  • Russia
  • Slovak Republic
  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom*
  • Uruguay
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Brazil
  • Canada*
  • Columbia
  • Denmark
  • Finland*
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Lithuania
  • Malaysia
  • Moldova
  • New Zealand*
  • Peru
  • Puerto Rico
  • St. Maarten
  • Slovenia
  • Sweden*
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • Venezuela

Age 16:

  • Antigua
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Germany*
  • Greece*
  • Italy
  • Netherlands*
  • Norway*
  • Poland
  • Spain*
  • Turkey*
  • Switzerland*

No minimum:

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • China
  • Fiji
  • Nigeria
  • Portugal
  • Soviet Georgia
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

*with exceptions

Reference: http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/LegalDrinkingAge.html

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