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Interactive Map Introduction Countries With Capital Punishment Death Penalty Countries Source Countries With the Death Penalty Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay People's Republic of China Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Macedonia Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Bahamas The Gambia Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe FAQs What countries have the death penalty ?How many countries have the death penalty ?

Introduction

The death penalty continues to be enforced in numerous countries around the world. Several countries maintain a retentionist policy, where the death penalty remains a legal form of punishment. These countries include China, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States to name a few.

These death penalty countries have various legal systems, cultural contexts, and political structures. Some countries impose the death penalty for a wide range of offenses, including murder, drug trafficking, and treason, while others reserve it for specific crimes. The application of the death penalty can vary widely, from highly publicized executions to more secretive methods. It is worth noting that public opinion on the death penalty varies across these countries, with some societies advocating for its abolition due to concerns about human rights, while others support its use as a deterrent or as a means of upholding justice.

Countries With Capital Punishment

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 Countries

The countries with the death penalty are Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Botswana, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, People’s Republic of China, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bahamas, The Gambia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Vietnam, Yemen, and Zimbabwe. These countries have varying legal systems and cultural contexts, and the death penalty is used for a range of offenses, including murder, drug trafficking, and treason.

The 56 death penalty countries are:

1. Afghanistan
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Bahrain
4. Bangladesh
5. Barbados
6. Belarus
7. Belize
8. Botswana
9. Comoros
10. Cuba
11. Democratic Republic of the Congo
12. Dominican Republic
13. Egypt
14. Equatorial Guinea
15. Ethiopia
16. Guyana
17. India
18. Indonesia
19. Iran
20. Iraq
21. Jamaica
22. Japan
23. Jordan
24. Kuwait
25. Lebanon
26. Lesotho
27. Libya
28. Malaysia
29. Nigeria
30. North Korea
31. Oman
32. Pakistan
33. Palestine
34. People’s Republic of China
35. Puerto Rico
36. Qatar
37. Saint Kitts and Nevis
38. Saint Lucia
39. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
40. Saudi Arabia
41. Singapore
42. Somalia
43. South Sudan
44. Sudan
45. Syria
46. Taiwan
47. Thailand
48. The Bahamas
49. The Gambia
50. Trinidad and Tobago
51. Uganda
52. United Arab Emirates
53. United States of America
54. Vietnam
55. Yemen
56. Zimbabwe

Source

The source used for the data on countries with the death penalty comes from Amnesty International. Amnesty International is a renowned global human rights organization known for its advocacy and research on various human rights issues, including the death penalty. They provide up-to-date information, analysis, and reports on the status of the death penalty worldwide. Their data is based on thorough research, including monitoring of legal developments, government policies, and human rights abuses related to capital punishment.

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