Introduction
The death penalty is an incredibly controversial punishment that is still used as a means of capital punishment in many countries throughout the world. To date, over 92 countries still retain the death penalty on their books as a form of criminal justice. This includes many nations in Asia and the Middle East, such as India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, China and Iraq. In addition to this, there are several other countries such as Uganda and Somalia that have issued death sentences for outlaws like pirates and traffickers. While some countries employ lethal injection or hanging as their primary form of execution, others still use other methods such as stoning, crucifixion or beheadings. Although some studies suggest that its implementation has decreased since the late 20th century due to increased public pressure and global activism campaigns against its use, statistics show that thousands of people are still sentenced to death each year; with most executions taking place in China where an estimated 2 to 3 thousand people are put to death annually according to figures from Amnesty International.
Country | Death Penalty Policy | Incarceration Rate |
---|---|---|
Albania | Abolitionist | 164 per 100k |
Andorra | Abolitionist | |
Angola | Abolitionist | 89 per 100k |
Argentina | Abolitionist | 230 per 100k |
Armenia | Abolitionist | 74 per 100k |
Australia | Abolitionist | 160 per 100k |
Austria | Abolitionist | 95 per 100k |
Azerbaijan | Abolitionist | 208 per 100k |
Belgium | Abolitionist | 93 per 100k |
Benin | Abolitionist | 73 per 100k |
Bhutan | Abolitionist | 145 per 100k |
Bolivia | Abolitionist | 154 per 100k |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Abolitionist | 83 per 100k |
Bulgaria | Abolitionist | 109 per 100k |
Burundi | Abolitionist | 82 per 100k |
Cambodia | Abolitionist | 233 per 100k |
Canada | Abolitionist | 104 per 100k |
Chad | Abolitionist | 59 per 100k |
Colombia | Abolitionist | 192 per 100k |
Costa Rica | Abolitionist | 374 per 100k |
Croatia | Abolitionist | 84 per 100k |
Cyprus | Abolitionist | 93 per 100k |
Czech Republic | Abolitionist | 177 per 100k |
Denmark | Abolitionist | 72 per 100k |
Djibouti | Abolitionist | 71 per 100k |
Dominican Republic | Abolitionist | 239 per 100k |
East Timor | Abolitionist | 54 per 100k |
Ecuador | Abolitionist | 224 per 100k |
Estonia | Abolitionist | 173 per 100k |
Federated States of Micronesia | Abolitionist | |
Fiji | Abolitionist | 274 per 100k |
Finland | Abolitionist | 53 per 100k |
France | Abolitionist | 93 per 100k |
Gabon | Abolitionist | 241 per 100k |
Georgia | Abolitionist | 247 per 100k |
Germany | Abolitionist | 69 per 100k |
Greece | Abolitionist | 107 per 100k |
Guinea | Abolitionist | 28 per 100k |
Guinea-Bissau | Abolitionist | 10 per 100k |
Haiti | Abolitionist | 100 per 100k |
Honduras | Abolitionist | 234 per 100k |
Hong Kong | Abolitionist | 95 per 100k |
Hungary | Abolitionist | 171 per 100k |
Iceland | Abolitionist | |
Ireland | Abolitionist | |
Italy | Abolitionist | 89 per 100k |
Ivory Coast | Abolitionist | 82 per 100k |
Kosovo | Abolitionist | 81 per 100k |
Kyrgyzstan | Abolitionist | 111 per 100k |
Latvia | Abolitionist | 130 per 100k |
Liechtenstein | Abolitionist | |
Lithuania | Abolitionist | 139 per 100k |
Luxembourg | Abolitionist | 86 per 100k |
Madagascar | Abolitionist | 99 per 100k |
Malta | Abolitionist | |
Marshall Islands | Abolitionist | |
Mauritius | Abolitionist | 203 per 100k |
Mexico | Abolitionist | 166 per 100k |
Moldova | Abolitionist | 182 per 100k |
Monaco | Abolitionist | |
Mongolia | Abolitionist | 154 per 100k |
Montenegro | Abolitionist | 172 per 100k |
Mozambique | Abolitionist | 63 per 100k |
Namibia | Abolitionist | 295 per 100k |
Nauru | Abolitionist | |
Nepal | Abolitionist | 86 per 100k |
Netherlands | Abolitionist | 63 per 100k |
New Zealand | Abolitionist | 188 per 100k |
Nicaragua | Abolitionist | 332 per 100k |
Norway | Abolitionist | 54 per 100k |
Palau | Abolitionist | |
Panama | Abolitionist | 420 per 100k |
Paraguay | Abolitionist | 241 per 100k |
Philippines | Abolitionist | 200 per 100k |
Poland | Abolitionist | 188 per 100k |
Portugal | Abolitionist | 111 per 100k |
Republic of Macedonia | Abolitionist | 105 per 100k |
Republic of the Congo | Abolitionist | 27 per 100k |
Romania | Abolitionist | 118 per 100k |
Rwanda | Abolitionist | 515 per 100k |
San Marino | Abolitionist | |
Senegal | Abolitionist | 68 per 100k |
Serbia | Abolitionist | 152 per 100k |
Seychelles | Abolitionist | |
Slovakia | Abolitionist | 189 per 100k |
Slovenia | Abolitionist | 56 per 100k |
Solomon Islands | Abolitionist | 77 per 100k |
South Africa | Abolitionist | 248 per 100k |
Spain | Abolitionist | 122 per 100k |
Suriname | Abolitionist | 183 per 100k |
Sweden | Abolitionist | 68 per 100k |
Switzerland | Abolitionist | 73 per 100k |
São Tomé and Príncipe | Abolitionist | |
Togo | Abolitionist | 50 per 100k |
Turkey | Abolitionist | 335 per 100k |
Turkmenistan | Abolitionist | 552 per 100k |
Ukraine | Abolitionist | 129 per 100k |
United Kingdom | Abolitionist | 130 per 100k |
Uruguay | Abolitionist | 372 per 100k |
Uzbekistan | Abolitionist | 68 per 100k |
Vanuatu | Abolitionist | |
Vatican City | Abolitionist | |
Venezuela | Abolitionist | 134 per 100k |
Brazil | Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes | 357 per 100k |
Burkina Faso | Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes | 37 per 100k |
Chile | Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes | 211 per 100k |
El Salvador | Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes | 562 per 100k |
Guatemala | Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes | 139 per 100k |
Israel | Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes | 234 per 100k |
Kazakhstan | Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes | 157 per 100k |
Peru | Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes | 269 per 100k |
Algeria | Abolitionist in Practice | 153 per 100k |
Brunei | Abolitionist in Practice | |
Cameroon | Abolitionist in Practice | 85 per 100k |
Central African Republic | Abolitionist in Practice | 16 per 100k |
Eritrea | Abolitionist in Practice | |
Ghana | Abolitionist in Practice | 42 per 100k |
Grenada | Abolitionist in Practice | |
Kenya | Abolitionist in Practice | 157 per 100k |
Laos | Abolitionist in Practice | 161 per 100k |
Liberia | Abolitionist in Practice | 92 per 100k |
Malawi | Abolitionist in Practice | 71 per 100k |
Maldives | Abolitionist in Practice | |
Mali | Abolitionist in Practice | 33 per 100k |
Mauritania | Abolitionist in Practice | 53 per 100k |
Morocco | Abolitionist in Practice | 238 per 100k |
Myanmar | Abolitionist in Practice | 171 per 100k |
Niger | Abolitionist in Practice | 47 per 100k |
Papua New Guinea | Abolitionist in Practice | 62 per 100k |
Russia | Abolitionist in Practice | 329 per 100k |
Sierra Leone | Abolitionist in Practice | 47 per 100k |
South Korea | Abolitionist in Practice | 105 per 100k |
Sri Lanka | Abolitionist in Practice | 135 per 100k |
Tajikistan | Abolitionist in Practice | 83 per 100k |
Tanzania | Abolitionist in Practice | 59 per 100k |
Tunisia | Abolitionist in Practice | 194 per 100k |
Zambia | Abolitionist in Practice | 123 per 100k |
Eswatini | Abolitionist in Practice | 277 per 100k |
Afghanistan | Retentionist | 87 per 100k |
Antigua and Barbuda | Retentionist | |
Bahrain | Retentionist | 234 per 100k |
Bangladesh | Retentionist | 48 per 100k |
Barbados | Retentionist | |
Belarus | Retentionist | 345 per 100k |
Belize | Retentionist | |
Botswana | Retentionist | 162 per 100k |
Comoros | Retentionist | 37 per 100k |
Cuba | Retentionist | 510 per 100k |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Retentionist | 29 per 100k |
Dominican Republic | Retentionist | 239 per 100k |
Egypt | Retentionist | 118 per 100k |
Equatorial Guinea | Retentionist | 63 per 100k |
Ethiopia | Retentionist | 99 per 100k |
Guyana | Retentionist | 239 per 100k |
India | Retentionist | 35 per 100k |
Indonesia | Retentionist | 100 per 100k |
Iran | Retentionist | 228 per 100k |
Iraq | Retentionist | 126 per 100k |
Jamaica | Retentionist | 137 per 100k |
Japan | Retentionist | 38 per 100k |
Jordan | Retentionist | 198 per 100k |
Kuwait | Retentionist | 93 per 100k |
Lebanon | Retentionist | 175 per 100k |
Lesotho | Retentionist | 118 per 100k |
Libya | Retentionist | 51 per 100k |
Malaysia | Retentionist | 212 per 100k |
Nigeria | Retentionist | 31 per 100k |
North Korea | Retentionist | |
Oman | Retentionist | 45 per 100k |
Pakistan | Retentionist | 40 per 100k |
Palestine | Retentionist | |
People's Republic of China | Retentionist | 121 per 100k |
Puerto Rico | Retentionist | |
Qatar | Retentionist | 53 per 100k |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Retentionist | |
Saint Lucia | Retentionist | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Retentionist | |
Saudi Arabia | Retentionist | 207 per 100k |
Singapore | Retentionist | 185 per 100k |
Somalia | Retentionist | |
South Sudan | Retentionist | 50 per 100k |
Sudan | Retentionist | 52 per 100k |
Syria | Retentionist | 60 per 100k |
Taiwan | Retentionist | 243 per 100k |
Thailand | Retentionist | 445 per 100k |
The Bahamas | Retentionist | |
The Gambia | Retentionist | 31 per 100k |
Trinidad and Tobago | Retentionist | 276 per 100k |
Uganda | Retentionist | 142 per 100k |
United Arab Emirates | Retentionist | 144 per 100k |
United States of America | Retentionist | 664 per 100k |
Vietnam | Retentionist | 128 per 100k |
Yemen | Retentionist | 53 per 100k |
Zimbabwe | Retentionist | 127 per 100k |
Death Penalty Policy by Country
Afghanistan
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
87 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#108
Albania
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
164 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#58
Algeria
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
153 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#66
Andorra
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Angola
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
89 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#106
Antigua and Barbuda
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
Argentina
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
230 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#33
Armenia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
74 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#119
Australia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
160 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#61
Austria
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
95 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#99
Azerbaijan
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
208 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#38
Bahrain
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
234 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#28
Bangladesh
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
48 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#147
Barbados
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
Belarus
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
345 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#11
Belgium
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
93 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#101
Belize
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
Benin
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
73 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#120
Bhutan
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
145 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#68
Bolivia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
154 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#64
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
83 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#113
Botswana
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
162 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#59
Brazil
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes
357 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#10
Brunei
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
Bulgaria
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
109 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#90
Burkina Faso
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes
37 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#154
Burundi
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
82 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#115
Cambodia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
233 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#31
Cameroon
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
85 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#111
Canada
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
104 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#94
Central African Republic
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
16 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#163
Chad
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
59 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#134
Chile
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes
211 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#37
Colombia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
192 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#44
Comoros
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
37 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#155
Costa Rica
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
374 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#8
Croatia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
84 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#112
Cuba
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
510 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#5
Cyprus
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
93 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#102
Czech Republic
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
177 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#51
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
29 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#160
Denmark
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
72 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#122
Djibouti
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
71 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#123
Dominican Republic
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
239 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#25
Dominican Republic
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
239 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#25
East Timor
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
54 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#137
Ecuador
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
224 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#35
Egypt
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
118 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#85
El Salvador
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes
562 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#2
Equatorial Guinea
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
63 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#129
Eritrea
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
Estonia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
173 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#53
Eswatini
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
277 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#16
Ethiopia
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
99 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#97
Federated States of Micronesia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Fiji
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
274 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#18
Finland
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
53 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#139
France
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
93 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#103
Gabon
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
241 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#23
Georgia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
247 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#21
Germany
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
69 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#125
Ghana
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
42 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#151
Greece
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
107 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#91
Grenada
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
Guatemala
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes
139 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#71
Guinea
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
28 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#161
Guinea-Bissau
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
10 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#164
Guyana
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
239 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#26
Haiti
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
100 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#95
Honduras
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
234 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#29
Hong Kong
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
95 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#100
Hungary
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
171 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#55
Iceland
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
India
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
35 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#156
Indonesia
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
100 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#96
Iran
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
228 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#34
Iraq
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
126 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#81
Ireland
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Israel
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes
234 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#30
Italy
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
89 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#107
Ivory Coast
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
82 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#116
Jamaica
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
137 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#73
Japan
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
38 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#153
Jordan
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
198 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#42
Kazakhstan
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes
157 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#62
Kenya
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
157 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#63
Kosovo
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
81 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#117
Kuwait
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
93 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#104
Kyrgyzstan
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
111 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#88
Laos
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
161 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#60
Latvia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
130 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#76
Lebanon
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
175 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#52
Lesotho
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
118 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#86
Liberia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
92 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#105
Libya
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
51 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#144
Liechtenstein
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Lithuania
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
139 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#72
Luxembourg
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
86 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#109
Madagascar
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
99 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#98
Malawi
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
71 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#124
Malaysia
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
212 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#36
Maldives
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
Mali
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
33 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#157
Malta
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Marshall Islands
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Mauritania
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
53 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#140
Mauritius
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
203 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#40
Mexico
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
166 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#57
Moldova
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
182 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#50
Monaco
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Mongolia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
154 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#65
Montenegro
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
172 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#54
Morocco
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
238 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#27
Mozambique
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
63 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#130
Myanmar
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
171 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#56
Namibia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
295 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#15
Nauru
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Nepal
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
86 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#110
Netherlands
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
63 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#131
New Zealand
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
188 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#46
Nicaragua
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
332 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#13
Niger
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
47 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#148
Nigeria
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
31 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#158
North Korea
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
Norway
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
54 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#138
Oman
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
45 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#150
Pakistan
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
40 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#152
Palau
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Palestine
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
Panama
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
420 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#7
Papua New Guinea
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
62 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#132
Paraguay
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
241 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#24
People's Republic of China
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
121 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#84
Peru
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist for Ordinary Crimes
269 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#19
Philippines
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
200 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#41
Poland
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
188 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#47
Portugal
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
111 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#89
Puerto Rico
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
Qatar
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
53 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#141
Republic of Macedonia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
105 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#92
Republic of the Congo
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
27 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#162
Romania
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
118 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#87
Russia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
329 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#14
Rwanda
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
515 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#4
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
Saint Lucia
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
San Marino
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
São Tomé and Príncipe
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Saudi Arabia
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
207 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#39
Senegal
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
68 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#126
Serbia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
152 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#67
Seychelles
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Sierra Leone
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
47 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#149
Singapore
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
185 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#48
Slovakia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
189 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#45
Slovenia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
56 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#136
Solomon Islands
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
77 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#118
Somalia
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
South Africa
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
248 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#20
South Korea
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
105 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#93
South Sudan
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
50 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#145
Spain
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
122 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#83
Sri Lanka
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
135 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#74
Sudan
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
52 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#143
Suriname
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
183 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#49
Sweden
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
68 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#127
Switzerland
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
73 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#121
Syria
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
60 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#133
Taiwan
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
243 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#22
Tajikistan
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
83 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#114
Tanzania
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
59 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#135
Thailand
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
445 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#6
The Bahamas
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
The Gambia
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
31 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#159
Togo
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
50 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#146
Trinidad and Tobago
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
276 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#17
Tunisia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
194 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#43
Turkey
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
335 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#12
Turkmenistan
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
552 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#3
Uganda
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
142 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#70
Ukraine
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
129 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#78
United Arab Emirates
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
144 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#69
United Kingdom
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
130 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#77
United States of America
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
664 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#1
Uruguay
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
372 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#9
Uzbekistan
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
68 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#128
Vanuatu
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Vatican City
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
Venezuela
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist
134 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#75
Vietnam
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
128 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#79
Yemen
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
53 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#142
Zambia
Death Penalty Policy
Abolitionist in Practice
123 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#82
Zimbabwe
Death Penalty Policy
Retentionist
127 per 100k
Ranked in the World
#80