Law
Have you ever wondered why different states have different driving ages and ages of consent? How about why different countries have different drinking ages? Is it because the people in one part of the world are more mature than those in a different area? Unfortunately, there are no real answers to these questions. Lawmakers in different parts of the world have different opinions regarding age and maturity.
Driving age is the minimum age at which a person is legally allowed to operate a motor vehicle. For information on specific driving ages throughout the world, click here.
Age of consent is the minimum age at which a person is considered to be legally competent of consenting to sexual acts. If you take a look at the map below, you can see that the age of consent varies throughout different parts of the world. It tends to be lower in Europe and Latin America than in the United States and Canada.
Driving age is the minimum age at which a person is legally allowed to operate a motor vehicle. For information on specific driving ages throughout the world, click here.
Age of consent is the minimum age at which a person is considered to be legally competent of consenting to sexual acts. If you take a look at the map below, you can see that the age of consent varies throughout different parts of the world. It tends to be lower in Europe and Latin America than in the United States and Canada.
Drinking age is the age at which a person can legally purchase and consume alcoholic beverages. The map below shows the various drinking ages in the world.