Countries that have kept the age of youth enfranchisement under 18

Recently, Japan lowered the age of voting to 18 from 20. Almost 90 per cent of nations have a voting age of 18; in the remaining countries, the age varies from as low as 16 to as high as 21. A debate is underway in many countries to reduce the voting age below 16. Here’s a list of countries that have kept the age of enfranchisement at under 18: