ICTs in Elections Database

Is the biometric data used in voter identification at polling stations?

Theme Voter registration and identification

Breakdown by continent

Continent No Yes No data Not specified Not applicable Other Countries researched
Africa 29
(58.0%)
19
(38.0%)
2
(4.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
50
Americas 9
(37.5%)
15
(62.5%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
24
Asia 29
(69.0%)
13
(31.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
42
Europe 41
(95.3%)
2
(4.7%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
43
Oceania 13
(86.7%)
2
(13.3%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
15
Other 1
(100.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
1
Total 122 51 2 0 0 0 175

Country Answers

Country Year Value (Text) Details
Afghanistan 2019 Yes
Albania 2021 Yes
Algeria 2018 No data
Andorra 2019 No
Angola 2022 No
Argentina 2021 No
Armenia 2021 Yes
Australia 2022 No
Austria 2019 No
Azerbaijan 2020 No
Bahrain 2022 No
Bangladesh 2018 Yes
Belarus 2020 No
Belgium 2019 No
Benin 2021 No
Bhutan 2018 Yes
Bolivia 2019 Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 No
Botswana 2014 No
Brazil 2017 Yes
Bulgaria 2021 No
Burkina Faso 2014 No
Burundi 2014 No
Cambodia 2015 No
Cameroon 2020 Yes
Canada 2019 No
Central African Republic 2020 Yes
Chad 2021 No data
Chile 2021 No
Colombia 2017 Yes
Comoros 2018 Yes
Congo, Democratic Republic of 2017 Yes
Cook Islands 2022 No
Costa Rica 2022 Yes
Croatia 2020 No
Cuba 2023 No
Czechia 2021 No
Côte d'Ivoire 2017 Yes
Denmark 2022 No
Djibouti 2021 No
Dominican Republic 2017 Yes
Ecuador 2021 No
Egypt 2018 No
El Salvador 2021 Yes
Equatorial Guinea 2014 No
Eritrea 2014 No
Estonia 2019 No
Eswatini 2014 Yes
Ethiopia 2021 No
Fiji 2018 No
Finland 2023 No
France 2022 No
Gabon 2017 No
Georgia 2017 Yes
Germany 2021 No
Ghana 2018 Yes
Greece 2023 No
Guatemala 2019 No
Guinea 2020 No
Haiti 2017 No
Honduras 2021 Yes
Hong Kong 2021 No
Hungary 2022 No
Iceland 2024 No
India 2019 No
Indonesia 2019 No
Iran, Islamic Republic of 2020 Yes
Iraq 2018 Yes
Ireland 2020 No
Israel 2019 No
Italy 2022 No
Jamaica 2020 Yes
Japan 2020 No
Jordan 2020 No
Kazakhstan 2021 No
Kenya 2022 Yes
Kiribati 2016 No
Korea, Republic of 2022 No
Kosovo 2021 No
Kuwait 2022 No
Kyrgyzstan 2020 Yes
Lao People's Dem. Republic 2016 No
Latvia 2022 No
Lebanon 2022 No
Lesotho 2019 No
Liberia 2019 No
Libya 2014 No
Liechtenstein 2021 No
Lithuania 2019 No
Luxembourg 2018 No
Madagascar 2018 No
Malawi 2014 Yes
Malaysia 2016 No
Maldives 2019 No
Mali 2018 Yes
Malta 2022 No
Mauritania 2023 No
Mauritius 2024 No
Mexico 2018 No
Micronesia, Federated States of 2019 No
Moldova, Republic of 2019 No
Mongolia 2020 Yes
Montenegro 2023 No
Morocco 2021 No
Mozambique 2019 No
Myanmar 2015 No
Namibia 2019 Yes
Nauru 2022 No
Nepal 2018 No
Netherlands 2021 No
New Zealand 2020 No
Nicaragua 2021 Yes
Niger 2020 Yes
Nigeria 2023 Yes
Niue 2020 No
North Macedonia, Republic of 2021 Yes
Norway 2021 No
Pakistan 2024 Yes
Palau 2017 No
Panama 2019 Yes
Papua New Guinea 2018 No
Paraguay 2014 Yes
Peru 2020 No
Philippines 2022 Yes
Poland 2019 No
Portugal 2022 No
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) 2021 No
Romania 2019 No
Russian Federation 2021 No
Rwanda 2018 Yes
Samoa 2019 Yes
San Marino 2018 No
Senegal 2019 No
Serbia 2020 No
Seychelles 2014 No
Sierra Leone 2018 Yes
Singapore 2020 No
Slovakia 2020 No
Slovenia 2022 No
Solomon Islands 2019 Yes
South Africa 2019 No
South Sudan 2014 No
Spain 2019 No
Sri Lanka 2019 No
State of Palestine 2016 No
Sudan 2014 No
Sweden 2022 No
Switzerland 2019 No
Syrian Arab Republic 2020 No
Taiwan 2018 No
Tajikistan 2020 No
Tanzania, United Republic of 2020 Yes
Thailand 2019 Yes
The Gambia 2021 No
Timor-Leste 2022 Yes
Togo 2018 Yes
Tonga 2019 No
Trinidad and Tobago 2020 Yes
Tunisia 2022 No
Turkey 2018 No
Turkmenistan 2018 No
Tuvalu 2019 No
Uganda 2021 Yes
Ukraine 2019 No
United Arab Emirates 2019 No
United Kingdom 2018 No
United States 2022 Yes
Uruguay 2017 Yes
Uzbekistan 2021 No
Vanuatu 2020 No
Venezuela 2017 Yes
Viet Nam 2021 No
Yemen 2014 Yes
Zambia 2021 Yes
Zimbabwe 2023 No
Total number of countries in selected sample: 175
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