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Why are the legal ages for the drinking of alcohol different in different countries?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Minimum legal drinking age laws reflect almost entirely cultural beliefs rather than scientific evidence.
By far the most common minimum legal drinking age around the world is 18, which is the law in these countries:
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Canada (19 in some provinces)
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Columbia
- Congo, Republic of
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt*
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Latvia
- Lesoto
- Lithuania
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway*
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Phillippines
- Russia
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovak Republic
- South Africa
- Spain (16 in Asturias)
- St. Maarten
- Sweden*
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukrane
- United Kingdom (age 5 with parents)
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Albania
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Comoros
- Equatorial Guinea
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
- Jamaica
- Kyrgyuzstan
- Morocco
- Solomon Islands*
- Swaziland*
- Togo
- Tonga
- Viet Nam
The next most common minimum legal drinking age is 16, found in these countries:
- Antigua
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece*
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Norway*
- Poland
- Portugal
- _____________
- * with exceptions or qualifications
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Is it legal to force a toddler to drink alcohol?
Not in countries that have no minimum legal drinking ages, of which there are many.
What is the legal age for drinking alcohol?
21.
What is legal age for drinking alcohol in the US?
you may have to be 21 or older to be drinking
What is the tolerated blood alcohol content for drinking and driving in Japan?
The current level for blood alcohol content currently set as the legal limit in Japan is 0.03%. 7 countries along with Japan have 0.03% as the legal limit. 23 countries fall into a category of not allowing any blood alcohol level be acceptable for driving, 7 countries have 0.02% as the legal limit while none have 0.01%.
What is the legal drinking age in Iceland?
Yes.The drinking age in which one can take alcohol in iceland is 20?
Drinking under the age with a permit?
Underage drinking is when a person who is not of legal age drinks alcohol. In the USA, the legal drinking age is 21. Any younger, and you can be arrested if your blood alcohol reads as .01%. The legal drinking age is different in other countries, so always check the local law if you are traveling internationally. 18 is the legal age in many of the countries in Europe. If you decided to partake in underage drinking, always be safe and make sure you have a designated driver so you are not driving while under the influence. DUI's in underage people are always worse- your license can be suspended for several years.
How old do you have to be to drink alcohal?
In the US the legal age is now 21 everywhere. Different states used to have different ages but not anymore. Most other countries are not as strict but I couldn't tell those drinking ages they are all different. In some Muslim countries alcohol is illegal for everyone and you could got to jail or even be lashed for drinking. If you don't live in the US you need to find out what the age is.
If you are under legal drinking age and have child can you legally consume alcohol?
No you cannot. Whether you have a child or not is irrelevant. You are under the legal drinking age, so you cannot legally consume alcohol.
Can you drive in Alberta with a passenger who is drinking alcohol?
It is not legal in Alberta to drive a motor vehicle with an open container of alcohol. This law also affects the passenger who is drinking alcohol.
What is the legal drinking age in Poland?
The legal drinking age is 18. Selling alcohol to people already drunk is illegal. If an underage person is caught with alcohol, they get arrested IRL- it never happens
What is the legal drinking age in Romania?
The legal buying alcohol and drinking age in Transylvania is 18. It is against the law to serve a minor alcohol but it is not illegal to drink in public for those of age.
What is the legal age to drink alcohol in the Dominican Republic?
You have to be 18 years old to legally drink alcohol in the Bahamas.
