Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as a punishment for a crime. It has historically been used in almost every part of the world. Since the mid-1800s, many countries have abolished or discontinued the practice. In 2024, the five countries that are known to have executed the most people were, in descending order, China (1,000+), Iran (972+), Saudi Arabia (345+), Iraq (63+), and Yemen (38+).
The 193 United Nations member states and the 2 observer states fall into four categories based on their use of capital punishment. As of 2024:
54 retain capital punishment in law and practice.
22 retain capital punishment but have not used it in the last ten years and are believed to have a policy of not carrying out executions or have made a commitment not to do so.
9 retain capital punishment only for exceptional crimes such as crimes under military law or crimes committed in exceptional circumstances.
110 have fully abolished capital punishment.
In addition, the non-UN member state Kosovo has fully abolished capital punishment, whereas the non-UN member state Taiwan actively retains capital punishment.
From 2010 to 2019, 5 countries (Iran, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and South Sudan) were recorded to have executed offenders who were minors (under 18) when the offence was committed, which is a breach of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (ratified by all countries except the United States). This ended in 2020 by royal decree in Saudi Arabia.
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· Capital punishment by continent › Africa
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Algeria
Last execution
1993
Year abolished
N/A
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Main article: Capital punishment in AlgeriaFiring squad, shooting. Capital punishment for treason; espionage; aggravated murder; destruction of territory; sabotage of public and economic utilities; counterfeiting; terrorism; torture; kidnapping; aggravated theft; some military offences; attempting a capital offence; some cases of recidivism; capita
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A
Key
A
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Angola
Last execution
1977
Year abolished
1992
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Main article: Capital punishment in AngolaAbolished in 1992 by the constitution.
A
A
Key
A
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Benin
Last execution
1987
Year abolished
2012
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in BeninOn 6 July 2012, Benin acceded to the Second Additional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which makes Benin abolitionist. The decision was upheld by the Constitutional Court in January 2016 although capital punishment is still present in statutes.
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P
Key
P
Country
Botswana
Last execution
2021
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in BotswanaHanging. Capital punishment for murder; espionage; treason; attempted murder of the head of state; mutiny; desertion in the face of the enemy; aggravated piracy; terrorism. Persons excused from capital punishment are pregnant women, teenagers who were younger than 18 at time of crime, and the mentally ill
E
E
Key
E
Country
Burkina Faso
Last execution
1988
Year abolished
2018 Civilian crimes.
N/A Military.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Burkina FasoCapital punishment for war crimes. Abolished for other offences in 2018.
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A
Key
A
Country
Burundi
Last execution
2000
Year abolished
2009
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in BurundiAbolished in 2009.
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L
Key
L
Country
Cameroon
Last execution
1997
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in CameroonHanging, firing squad, shooting. Capital punishment for secession; espionage; treason; terrorism; aggravated murder; robbery; attempt of a capital crime; conspiracy to commit a capital crime; plundering by gangs using force during times of war; incitement to war. In February 2014, the President of the Rep
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A
Key
A
Country
Cape Verde
Last execution
None since independence in 1975 (1835, before independence)
Year abolished
1981
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Cape VerdeLast execution was in 1835 when Cape Verde was a colony of Portugal. Abolished in 1981 by the constitution.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Central African Republic
Last execution
1981
Year abolished
2022
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in the Central African RepublicAbolished in 2022.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Chad
Last execution
2015
Year abolished
2020
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in ChadCapital punishment was abolished in 2014, but then reintroduced the following year for terrorism. In April 2020, Chad's parliament unanimously re-abolished capital punishment.
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P
Key
P
Country
Comoros
Last execution
1997
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in the Comoros
Firing squad. Capital punishment for murder; torture; aggravated rape. Persons excluded from capital punishment are pregnant women, women with small children, offenders under 18 at the time of the crime, and the mentally ill.
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A
Key
A
Country
Congo, Republic of the
Last execution
1982
Year abolished
2015
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in the Republic of the CongoAbolished in 2015 by the constitution.
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P
Key
P
Country
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Last execution
2003
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the CongoHanging, shooting. Capital punishment for murder; treason; terrorism; armed robbery; drug trafficking; espionage; misappropriation by a public prosecutor of seized or confiscated goods in time of war; military offences; war crimes; crimes against humanity.
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A
Key
A
Country
Djibouti
Last execution
None since independence in 1977
Year abolished
1995
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in DjiboutiAbolished in 1995.
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P
Key
P
Country
Egypt
Last execution
2024
Executions in 2024
13+
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in EgyptHanging and firing squad. Capital punishment for treason; murder; terrorism; espionage; aggravated rape; drug trafficking; capital perjury. Excused from death are: women with small children, pregnant women, teenagers who were under 18 at the time of the crime, and the mentally ill. Since 2015, there have bee
E
E
Key
E
Country
Equatorial Guinea
Last execution
2014
Year abolished
2022 Civilian crimes.
N/A Military.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Equatorial GuineaOn 19 September 2022, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signed a new penal code into law that abolished the death penalty for most crimes; however, statutes still permit capital punishment for some military offences.
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L
Key
L
Country
Eritrea
Last execution
1989
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in EritreaHanging, shooting. Capital punishment for treason; espionage; murder; armed robbery; economic crimes; military offences; war crimes; genocide. At least one execution may have been carried out between 1999 and 2008, but this remains unconfirmed.
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L
Key
L
Country
Eswatini
Last execution
1983
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in EswatiniCapital punishment for murder; treason.
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P
Key
P
Country
Ethiopia
Last execution
2007
Year abolished
N/A
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Main article: Capital punishment in EthiopiaFiring squad. Capital punishment for treason; terrorism; espionage; murder; aggravated robbery; some economic crimes; certain military offences; war crimes; genocide; attempted capital offences.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Gabon
Last execution
1985
Year abolished
2010
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in GabonAbolished in 2010.
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P
Key
P
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Gambia
Last execution
2012
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in the GambiaHanging, firing squad. Capital punishment for treason; murder; terrorism. Capital punishment was abolished in 1993 but was reinstated by Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council in August 1995 In February 2018, Gambia announced a moratorium on the death penalty. In September 2018, it ratified the Second
E
E
Key
E
Country
Ghana
Last execution
1993
Year abolished
2023 Civilian crimes.
N/A Military.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in GhanaFiring squad, hanging. Capital punishment for treason. In 2023, the parliament voted to abolish capital punishment for all other crimes. The repeal of is not retroactive; at least one death sentence was handed down after abolition for a conviction secured before the repeal went into effect.
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A
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Guinea
Last execution
2001
Year abolished
2017
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in GuineaAbolished 2016 for ordinary crimes, 2017 for all crimes.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Guinea-Bissau
Last execution
1986
Year abolished
1993
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Guinea-BissauAbolished 1993 by the constitution.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Ivory Coast
Last execution
None since independence in 1960
Year abolished
2000
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Ivory Coast
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L
Key
L
Country
Kenya
Last execution
1987
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in KenyaHanging. Capital punishment for terrorism; treason; murder; armed robbery;; military offences; capital perjury. On 3 August 2009, the death sentences of all 4 000 death row inmates were commuted to life imprisonment, and government studies were ordered to determine if the death penalty has any impact on crim
P
P
Key
P
Country
Lesotho
Last execution
1995
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in LesothoHanging. Capital punishment for murder; treason; rape; military offences.
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L
Key
L
Country
Liberia
Last execution
2000
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in LiberiaHanging. Capital punishment for aggravated murder; armed robbery; terrorism; aircraft hijacking; treason; espionage. Liberia acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, abolishing the death penalty, on 16 September 2005; it reintroduced elements of i
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P
Key
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Country
Libya
Last execution
2010
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in LibyaFiring squad. Capital punishment for treason; aggravated murder; terrorism; drug trafficking; espionage; military offences. Extrajudicial killings are commonplace in Libya. Amnesty International said that Libyan human rights organizations reported 31 executions from 2018 and 2020, but this is not confirmed.
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A
Key
A
Country
Madagascar
Last execution
None since independence in 1960 (1958, before independence)
Year abolished
2014
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in MadagascarAbolished in 2014. Earlier, on 24 September 2012, Madagascar had signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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L
Key
L
Country
Malawi
Last execution
1992
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in MalawiHanging. Capital punishment for murder; rape; aggravated robbery; burglary; treason; military offences. Capital punishment was briefly abolished in 2021, but reinstated the same year.
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L
Key
L
Country
Mali
Last execution
1980
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in MaliFiring squad. Capital punishment for aggravated murder; terrorism; aggravated robbery; arson; kidnapping; treason; espionage; certain military offences; crimes against humanity; torture; attempt of a capital crime. Currently, no individual has been executed since 1980, making Mali a de facto abolitionist coun
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L
Key
L
Country
Mauritania
Last execution
1987
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in MauritaniaCapital punishment for homosexuality, sodomy, apostasy (no recorded executions), blasphemy, adultery, murder, terrorism, torture, rape, armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, arson, accomplice to a capital crime, espionage, treason, capital perjury.
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A
Key
A
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Mauritius
Last execution
1987
Year abolished
1995
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Mauritius
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L
Key
L
Country
Morocco
Last execution
1993
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Human rights in Morocco § Capital punishment and imprisonmentCapital punishment for terrorism, treason, espionage, corruption, perjury causing wrongful execution and aggravated murder. In December 2013, a parliamentary opposition group filed a bill to abolish capital punishment in Morocco. The MP who introduced the bill said he was "o
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A
Key
A
Country
Mozambique
Last execution
1986
Year abolished
1990
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in MozambiqueAbolished in 1990 by the constitution.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Namibia
Last execution
None since independence in 1990 (1988, before independence)
Year abolished
1990
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in NamibiaLast execution when occupied by South Africa was in 1988. Abolished in 1990 by the constitution.
L
L
Key
L
Country
Niger
Last execution
1976
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in NigerFiring squad. Capital punishment for aggravated murder; terrorism; robbery; treason; espionage; genocide; crimes against humanity; torture; human trafficking; harbouring fugitives; capital perjury; attempt of a capital crime; some recidivism. Abolitionist de facto as the last execution took place in 1976.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Nigeria
Last execution
2016
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Nigeria
Capital punishment for murder; treason; rape; robbery; incest; assisting the suicide of a person legally unable to consent; capital perjury; terrorism; some military offences; kidnapping..
A
A
Key
A
Country
Rwanda
Last execution
1998
Year abolished
2007
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in RwandaAbolished in 2007.
A
A
Key
A
Country
São Tomé and Príncipe
Last execution
None since independence in 1975
Year abolished
1990
Notes
Abolished in 1990 by the constitution.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Senegal
Last execution
1967
Year abolished
2004
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Senegal
A
A
Key
A
Country
Seychelles
Last execution
None since independence in 1976
Year abolished
1993
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in SeychellesAbolished in 1993 by the constitution.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Sierra Leone
Last execution
1998
Year abolished
2021
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Sierra LeoneAbolished in 2021.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Somalia
Last execution
2024
Executions in 2024
34+
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in SomaliaHanging, firing squad or stoning. Somalia is the only African state that carries out public executions. The Transitional Federal Government laws allowed for execution (in the limited area of the country it used to control) for murder, terrorism, treason, espionage, homosexuality, some military offences, bl
A
A
Key
A
Country
South Africa
Last execution
1989
Year abolished
1995
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in South AfricaThe last execution by the South African government was on 14 November 1989. Capital punishment was declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court on 6 June 1995 in the case of S v Makwanyane and Another. In 1997 the Criminal Law Amendment Act formally removed the invalidated provisions from sta
P
P
Key
P
Country
South Sudan
Last execution
2025
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in South SudanCapital punishment for treason; murder; capital perjury; attempted murder causing injury by a person sentenced to life for a previous murder; aggravated drug trafficking.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Sudan
Last execution
2025
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in SudanGarrotte. Death penalty for waging war against the state, prostitution, drug trafficking, treason, capital perjury, espionage, murder, armed robbery, abetting the suicide of an individual unable to give legal consent, terrorism, rape and incest committed by a married offender.
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L
Key
L
Country
Tanzania
Last execution
1994
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in TanzaniaCapital punishment for murder; treason; military offences; mutiny by prison officers.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Togo
Last execution
1978
Year abolished
2009
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Togo
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L
Key
L
Country
Tunisia
Last execution
1990
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in TunisiaCapital punishment for treason; murder; terrorism; treason; espionage; rape; arson; military offences; attempt of a capital crime; assault on a judge with threat or use of a weapon. On 6 January 2014, the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) voted for maintaining capital punishment in the upcoming constitut
P
P
Key
P
Country
Uganda
Last execution
2005
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in UgandaCapital punishment for murder; terrorism; kidnapping; rape; aggravated homosexuality; treason; some military offences. In 2009, the Supreme Court upheld a 2005 Constitutional Court ruling that although the death penalty was constitutional, its use as a mandatory punishment for certain crimes was not. In 201
A
A
Key
A
Country
Zambia
Last execution
1997
Year abolished
2022 Civilian crimes.
2023 All crimes.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in ZambiaIn 2022, president Hakainde Hichilema signed into law a bill abolishing the death penalty for most crimes, though capital punishment still remained in military statutes until 2023. Acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR in 2024.
E
E
Key
E
Country
Zimbabwe
Last execution
2005
Year abolished
2024 Civilian crimes.
N/A Military.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in ZimbabweA bill to abolish the death penalty for ordinary crimes received cabinet approval in February 2024. President Emmerson Mnangagwa approved the law on December 31, 2024, but an amendment to the law retains the death penalty for crimes committed during a state of emergency.
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Country
Last execution
Executions in 2024
Year abolished
Notes
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Algeria
1993
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in AlgeriaFiring squad, shooting. Capital punishment for treason; espionage; aggravated murder; destruction of territory; sabotage of public and economic utilities; counterfeiting; terrorism; torture; kidnapping; aggravated theft; some military offences; attempting a capital offence; some cases of recidivism; capita
A
Angola
1977
1992
Main article: Capital punishment in AngolaAbolished in 1992 by the constitution.
A
Benin
1987
2012
Main article: Capital punishment in BeninOn 6 July 2012, Benin acceded to the Second Additional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which makes Benin abolitionist. The decision was upheld by the Constitutional Court in January 2016 although capital punishment is still present in statutes.
P
Botswana
2021
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in BotswanaHanging. Capital punishment for murder; espionage; treason; attempted murder of the head of state; mutiny; desertion in the face of the enemy; aggravated piracy; terrorism. Persons excused from capital punishment are pregnant women, teenagers who were younger than 18 at time of crime, and the mentally ill
E
Burkina Faso
1988
2018 Civilian crimes. N/A Military.
Main article: Capital punishment in Burkina FasoCapital punishment for war crimes. Abolished for other offences in 2018.
A
Burundi
2000
2009
Main article: Capital punishment in BurundiAbolished in 2009.
L
Cameroon
1997
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in CameroonHanging, firing squad, shooting. Capital punishment for secession; espionage; treason; terrorism; aggravated murder; robbery; attempt of a capital crime; conspiracy to commit a capital crime; plundering by gangs using force during times of war; incitement to war. In February 2014, the President of the Rep
A
Cape Verde
None since independence in 1975 (1835, before independence)
1981
Main article: Capital punishment in Cape VerdeLast execution was in 1835 when Cape Verde was a colony of Portugal. Abolished in 1981 by the constitution.
A
Central African Republic
1981
2022
Main article: Capital punishment in the Central African RepublicAbolished in 2022.
A
Chad
2015
2020
Main article: Capital punishment in ChadCapital punishment was abolished in 2014, but then reintroduced the following year for terrorism. In April 2020, Chad's parliament unanimously re-abolished capital punishment.
P
Comoros
1997
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in the Comoros Firing squad. Capital punishment for murder; torture; aggravated rape. Persons excluded from capital punishment are pregnant women, women with small children, offenders under 18 at the time of the crime, and the mentally ill.
A
Congo, Republic of the
1982
2015
Main article: Capital punishment in the Republic of the CongoAbolished in 2015 by the constitution.
P
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2003
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the CongoHanging, shooting. Capital punishment for murder; treason; terrorism; armed robbery; drug trafficking; espionage; misappropriation by a public prosecutor of seized or confiscated goods in time of war; military offences; war crimes; crimes against humanity.
A
Djibouti
None since independence in 1977
1995
Main article: Capital punishment in DjiboutiAbolished in 1995.
P
Egypt
2024
13+
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in EgyptHanging and firing squad. Capital punishment for treason; murder; terrorism; espionage; aggravated rape; drug trafficking; capital perjury. Excused from death are: women with small children, pregnant women, teenagers who were under 18 at the time of the crime, and the mentally ill. Since 2015, there have bee
E
Equatorial Guinea
2014
2022 Civilian crimes. N/A Military.
Main article: Capital punishment in Equatorial GuineaOn 19 September 2022, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signed a new penal code into law that abolished the death penalty for most crimes; however, statutes still permit capital punishment for some military offences.
L
Eritrea
1989
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in EritreaHanging, shooting. Capital punishment for treason; espionage; murder; armed robbery; economic crimes; military offences; war crimes; genocide. At least one execution may have been carried out between 1999 and 2008, but this remains unconfirmed.
L
Eswatini
1983
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in EswatiniCapital punishment for murder; treason.
P
Ethiopia
2007
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in EthiopiaFiring squad. Capital punishment for treason; terrorism; espionage; murder; aggravated robbery; some economic crimes; certain military offences; war crimes; genocide; attempted capital offences.
A
Gabon
1985
2010
Main article: Capital punishment in GabonAbolished in 2010.
P
Gambia
2012
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in the GambiaHanging, firing squad. Capital punishment for treason; murder; terrorism. Capital punishment was abolished in 1993 but was reinstated by Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council in August 1995 In February 2018, Gambia announced a moratorium on the death penalty. In September 2018, it ratified the Second
E
Ghana
1993
2023 Civilian crimes. N/A Military.
Main article: Capital punishment in GhanaFiring squad, hanging. Capital punishment for treason. In 2023, the parliament voted to abolish capital punishment for all other crimes. The repeal of is not retroactive; at least one death sentence was handed down after abolition for a conviction secured before the repeal went into effect.
A
Guinea
2001
2017
Main article: Capital punishment in GuineaAbolished 2016 for ordinary crimes, 2017 for all crimes.
A
Guinea-Bissau
1986
1993
Main article: Capital punishment in Guinea-BissauAbolished 1993 by the constitution.
A
Ivory Coast
None since independence in 1960
2000
Main article: Capital punishment in Ivory Coast
L
Kenya
1987
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in KenyaHanging. Capital punishment for terrorism; treason; murder; armed robbery;; military offences; capital perjury. On 3 August 2009, the death sentences of all 4 000 death row inmates were commuted to life imprisonment, and government studies were ordered to determine if the death penalty has any impact on crim
P
Lesotho
1995
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in LesothoHanging. Capital punishment for murder; treason; rape; military offences.
L
Liberia
2000
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in LiberiaHanging. Capital punishment for aggravated murder; armed robbery; terrorism; aircraft hijacking; treason; espionage. Liberia acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, abolishing the death penalty, on 16 September 2005; it reintroduced elements of i
P
Libya
2010
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in LibyaFiring squad. Capital punishment for treason; aggravated murder; terrorism; drug trafficking; espionage; military offences. Extrajudicial killings are commonplace in Libya. Amnesty International said that Libyan human rights organizations reported 31 executions from 2018 and 2020, but this is not confirmed.
A
Madagascar
None since independence in 1960 (1958, before independence)
2014
Main article: Capital punishment in MadagascarAbolished in 2014. Earlier, on 24 September 2012, Madagascar had signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
L
Malawi
1992
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in MalawiHanging. Capital punishment for murder; rape; aggravated robbery; burglary; treason; military offences. Capital punishment was briefly abolished in 2021, but reinstated the same year.
L
Mali
1980
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in MaliFiring squad. Capital punishment for aggravated murder; terrorism; aggravated robbery; arson; kidnapping; treason; espionage; certain military offences; crimes against humanity; torture; attempt of a capital crime. Currently, no individual has been executed since 1980, making Mali a de facto abolitionist coun
L
Mauritania
1987
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in MauritaniaCapital punishment for homosexuality, sodomy, apostasy (no recorded executions), blasphemy, adultery, murder, terrorism, torture, rape, armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, arson, accomplice to a capital crime, espionage, treason, capital perjury.
A
Mauritius
1987
1995
Main article: Capital punishment in Mauritius
L
Morocco
1993
N/A
Main article: Human rights in Morocco § Capital punishment and imprisonmentCapital punishment for terrorism, treason, espionage, corruption, perjury causing wrongful execution and aggravated murder. In December 2013, a parliamentary opposition group filed a bill to abolish capital punishment in Morocco. The MP who introduced the bill said he was "o
A
Mozambique
1986
1990
Main article: Capital punishment in MozambiqueAbolished in 1990 by the constitution.
A
Namibia
None since independence in 1990 (1988, before independence)
1990
Main article: Capital punishment in NamibiaLast execution when occupied by South Africa was in 1988. Abolished in 1990 by the constitution.
L
Niger
1976
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in NigerFiring squad. Capital punishment for aggravated murder; terrorism; robbery; treason; espionage; genocide; crimes against humanity; torture; human trafficking; harbouring fugitives; capital perjury; attempt of a capital crime; some recidivism. Abolitionist de facto as the last execution took place in 1976.
P
Nigeria
2016
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in Nigeria Capital punishment for murder; treason; rape; robbery; incest; assisting the suicide of a person legally unable to consent; capital perjury; terrorism; some military offences; kidnapping..
A
Rwanda
1998
2007
Main article: Capital punishment in RwandaAbolished in 2007.
A
São Tomé and Príncipe
None since independence in 1975
1990
Abolished in 1990 by the constitution.
A
Senegal
1967
2004
Main article: Capital punishment in Senegal
A
Seychelles
None since independence in 1976
1993
Main article: Capital punishment in SeychellesAbolished in 1993 by the constitution.
A
Sierra Leone
1998
2021
Main article: Capital punishment in Sierra LeoneAbolished in 2021.
P
Somalia
2024
34+
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in SomaliaHanging, firing squad or stoning. Somalia is the only African state that carries out public executions. The Transitional Federal Government laws allowed for execution (in the limited area of the country it used to control) for murder, terrorism, treason, espionage, homosexuality, some military offences, bl
A
South Africa
1989
1995
Main article: Capital punishment in South AfricaThe last execution by the South African government was on 14 November 1989. Capital punishment was declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court on 6 June 1995 in the case of S v Makwanyane and Another. In 1997 the Criminal Law Amendment Act formally removed the invalidated provisions from sta
P
South Sudan
2025
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in South SudanCapital punishment for treason; murder; capital perjury; attempted murder causing injury by a person sentenced to life for a previous murder; aggravated drug trafficking.
P
Sudan
2025
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in SudanGarrotte. Death penalty for waging war against the state, prostitution, drug trafficking, treason, capital perjury, espionage, murder, armed robbery, abetting the suicide of an individual unable to give legal consent, terrorism, rape and incest committed by a married offender.
L
Tanzania
1994
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in TanzaniaCapital punishment for murder; treason; military offences; mutiny by prison officers.
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Key
P
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Last execution
1991
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Hanging. Death penalty for murder and treason. Currently, no individual is under the sentence of death, as the last death sentence in the country was commuted in 2016.
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A
Key
A
Country
Argentina
Last execution
1956
Year abolished
1984 Civilian. 2009 Military.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in ArgentinaConstitution of 1853 states "The penalty of death for political offences, all kinds of torture, and flogging, are forever abolished." And was completely abolished by the Penal Code of 30 April 1922.
Despite this it was reinstated on several occasions by military dictatorships:
Between 6 September 1930 b
P
P
Key
P
Country
Bahamas
Last execution
2000
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in the BahamasHanging. Capital punishment for treason; piracy; murder. Currently no individual is under the sentence of death, as the last death sentence in the country was commuted in 2016.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Barbados
Last execution
1984
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Capital punishment for murder; terrorism; participating in a mutiny; treason; espionage. Presently under review before the IACHR despite strong national support.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Belize
Last execution
1985
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Capital punishment for murder; crimes against humanity; some military offences; treason.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Bolivia
Last execution
1973
Year abolished
2009
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in BoliviaAbolished for ordinary crimes in 1997. "The death penalty does not exist" (Article 15).
E
E
Key
E
Country
Brazil
Last execution
1876
Year abolished
1978 Civilian.
N/A Military.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in BrazilFiring squad. Brazil has always maintained the death penalty in wartime as part of its Military Code but, after Brazil became a Republic in 1889, capital punishment for civil offenses or for military offences committed in peacetime was abolished by the first republican Constitution, adopted in 1891. The pen
A
A
Key
A
Country
Canada
Last execution
1962
Year abolished
1999
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in CanadaAbolished in 1976 for murder, treason, and piracy (last execution in 1962, last sentence in 1976); abolished 1999 for military offences (last execution in 1945).
E
E
Key
E
Country
Chile
Last execution
1985
Year abolished
2001 Civilian.
N/A Military.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in ChileShooting. Death penalty remains applicable to military personnel for war crimes and crimes against humanity during wartime. Abolished for all other cases in 2001.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Colombia
Last execution
1907
Year abolished
1910
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in ColombiaAbolished in 1910 by Constitutional reform. Prohibited by the Colombian Constitution of 1991: "The right to life is inviolable. There will be no death penalty."
A
A
Key
A
Country
Costa Rica
Last execution
1859
Year abolished
1877
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Costa RicaAbolished 1877 by Constitution.
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P
Key
P
Country
Cuba
Last execution
2003
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in CubaFiring squad. Death penalty for murder, attempted murder, hijacking, acts of terrorism, treason, espionage, political offenses, child rape, molestation of a child under 12 years of age with aggravating factors, rape of an adult with aggravating factors, rape of an adult that results in death, illness or griev
P
P
Key
P
Country
Dominica
Last execution
1986
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Executions by hanging. Death penalty for aggravated murder and treason.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Dominican Republic
Last execution
1966
Year abolished
1966
Notes
Abolished 1966 by Constitution.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Ecuador
Last execution
1884
Year abolished
1906
Notes
Abolished 1906 by Constitution.
E
E
Key
E
Country
El Salvador
Last execution
1973
Year abolished
1983 Civilian.
N/A Military.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in El SalvadorMay be imposed only in cases provided by military laws during a state of international war. Abolished for other crimes 1983.
L
L
Key
L
Country
Grenada
Last execution
1978
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Grenada
E
E
Key
E
Country
Guatemala
Last execution
2000
Year abolished
2017 Civilian.
N/A Military.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in GuatemalaLethal injection. Until 2017, death penalty for murder, espionage, treason, drug trafficking, kidnapping, torture, and terrorism. Abolished for civil cases in 2017.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Guyana
Last execution
1997
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in GuyanaDeath penalty for terrorist acts; murder, treason and armed robbery, piracy, drug trafficking, and terrorist offences resulting in death. While the constitution states that the death penalty is not a mandatory punishment, many provisions of the criminal code suggests that the death penalty may be mandatory
A
A
Key
A
Country
Haiti
Last execution
1972
Year abolished
1987
Notes
Abolished 1987 by Constitution.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Honduras
Last execution
1940
Year abolished
1956
Notes
Abolished 1956 by Constitution.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Jamaica
Last execution
1988
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in JamaicaDeath penalty for murder.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Mexico
Last execution
1957 Civilian
1961 Militarian
Year abolished
2005
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in MexicoAbolished for all crimes in 2005.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Nicaragua
Last execution
1930
Year abolished
1979
Notes
Abolished 1979 by Constitution.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Panama
Last execution
1903
Year abolished
1918
Notes
Abolished 1918 with amendments to the Constitution. In 1909, Adolphus Coulson was executed in the Panama Canal Zone, which was under U . jurisdiction.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Paraguay
Last execution
1917
Year abolished
1992
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in ParaguayAbolished 1992 by Constitution.
E
E
Key
E
Country
Peru
Last execution
1979
Year abolished
1979 Civilian.
N/A Military.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in PeruFiring squad. Death penalty for treason; terrorism; espionage; genocide; mutiny; desertion in times of war. Abolished for other crimes 1979.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Last execution
2008
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Saint Kitts and NevisHanging. Death penalty for murder and treason.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Saint Lucia
Last execution
1995
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Hanging. Death penalty for murder; treason.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Last execution
1995
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Death penalty for murder; treason.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Suriname
Last execution
1982
Year abolished
2015
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in SurinameAbolished 2015.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Last execution
1999
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Trinidad and TobagoDeath penalty for murder; treason
P
P
Key
P
Country
United States
Last execution
2026
Executions in 2024
25
Year abolished
N/A Some states and territories have abolished.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in the United StatesSee also: Capital punishment in American Samoa and Capital punishment in Puerto RicoLethal injection; electric chair; firing squad; inert gas asphyxiation. Capital punishment for murder; espionage; treason; terrorism. 27 of the 50 states currently have the death penalty, though 7 are under morato
A
A
Key
A
Country
Uruguay
Last execution
1902
Year abolished
1907
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in UruguayAbolished by the "Law No. 3238" on 23 September 1907 and by the Constitution of 1918.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Venezuela
Last execution
None since independence in 1830
Year abolished
1863
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in VenezuelaAbolished 1863 by Constitution.
Ranked list
Key
Country
Last execution
Executions in 2024
Year abolished
Notes
P
Antigua and Barbuda
1991
N/A
Hanging. Death penalty for murder and treason. Currently, no individual is under the sentence of death, as the last death sentence in the country was commuted in 2016.
A
Argentina
1956
1984 Civilian. 2009 Military.
Main article: Capital punishment in ArgentinaConstitution of 1853 states "The penalty of death for political offences, all kinds of torture, and flogging, are forever abolished." And was completely abolished by the Penal Code of 30 April 1922. Despite this it was reinstated on several occasions by military dictatorships: Between 6 September 1930 b
P
Bahamas
2000
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in the BahamasHanging. Capital punishment for treason; piracy; murder. Currently no individual is under the sentence of death, as the last death sentence in the country was commuted in 2016.
P
Barbados
1984
N/A
Capital punishment for murder; terrorism; participating in a mutiny; treason; espionage. Presently under review before the IACHR despite strong national support.
P
Belize
1985
N/A
Capital punishment for murder; crimes against humanity; some military offences; treason.
A
Bolivia
1973
2009
Main article: Capital punishment in BoliviaAbolished for ordinary crimes in 1997. "The death penalty does not exist" (Article 15).
E
Brazil
1876
1978 Civilian. N/A Military.
Main article: Capital punishment in BrazilFiring squad. Brazil has always maintained the death penalty in wartime as part of its Military Code but, after Brazil became a Republic in 1889, capital punishment for civil offenses or for military offences committed in peacetime was abolished by the first republican Constitution, adopted in 1891. The pen
A
Canada
1962
1999
Main article: Capital punishment in CanadaAbolished in 1976 for murder, treason, and piracy (last execution in 1962, last sentence in 1976); abolished 1999 for military offences (last execution in 1945).
E
Chile
1985
2001 Civilian. N/A Military.
Main article: Capital punishment in ChileShooting. Death penalty remains applicable to military personnel for war crimes and crimes against humanity during wartime. Abolished for all other cases in 2001.
A
Colombia
1907
1910
Main article: Capital punishment in ColombiaAbolished in 1910 by Constitutional reform. Prohibited by the Colombian Constitution of 1991: "The right to life is inviolable. There will be no death penalty."
A
Costa Rica
1859
1877
Main article: Capital punishment in Costa RicaAbolished 1877 by Constitution.
P
Cuba
2003
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in CubaFiring squad. Death penalty for murder, attempted murder, hijacking, acts of terrorism, treason, espionage, political offenses, child rape, molestation of a child under 12 years of age with aggravating factors, rape of an adult with aggravating factors, rape of an adult that results in death, illness or griev
P
Dominica
1986
N/A
Executions by hanging. Death penalty for aggravated murder and treason.
A
Dominican Republic
1966
1966
Abolished 1966 by Constitution.
A
Ecuador
1884
1906
Abolished 1906 by Constitution.
E
El Salvador
1973
1983 Civilian. N/A Military.
Main article: Capital punishment in El SalvadorMay be imposed only in cases provided by military laws during a state of international war. Abolished for other crimes 1983.
L
Grenada
1978
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in Grenada
E
Guatemala
2000
2017 Civilian. N/A Military.
Main article: Capital punishment in GuatemalaLethal injection. Until 2017, death penalty for murder, espionage, treason, drug trafficking, kidnapping, torture, and terrorism. Abolished for civil cases in 2017.
P
Guyana
1997
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in GuyanaDeath penalty for terrorist acts; murder, treason and armed robbery, piracy, drug trafficking, and terrorist offences resulting in death. While the constitution states that the death penalty is not a mandatory punishment, many provisions of the criminal code suggests that the death penalty may be mandatory
A
Haiti
1972
1987
Abolished 1987 by Constitution.
A
Honduras
1940
1956
Abolished 1956 by Constitution.
P
Jamaica
1988
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in JamaicaDeath penalty for murder.
A
Mexico
1957 Civilian 1961 Militarian
2005
Main article: Capital punishment in MexicoAbolished for all crimes in 2005.
A
Nicaragua
1930
1979
Abolished 1979 by Constitution.
A
Panama
1903
1918
Abolished 1918 with amendments to the Constitution. In 1909, Adolphus Coulson was executed in the Panama Canal Zone, which was under U . jurisdiction.
A
Paraguay
1917
1992
Main article: Capital punishment in ParaguayAbolished 1992 by Constitution.
E
Peru
1979
1979 Civilian. N/A Military.
Main article: Capital punishment in PeruFiring squad. Death penalty for treason; terrorism; espionage; genocide; mutiny; desertion in times of war. Abolished for other crimes 1979.
P
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2008
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in Saint Kitts and NevisHanging. Death penalty for murder and treason.
P
Saint Lucia
1995
N/A
Hanging. Death penalty for murder; treason.
P
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1995
N/A
Death penalty for murder; treason.
A
Suriname
1982
2015
Main article: Capital punishment in SurinameAbolished 2015.
P
Trinidad and Tobago
1999
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in Trinidad and TobagoDeath penalty for murder; treason
P
United States
2026
25
N/A Some states and territories have abolished.
Main article: Capital punishment in the United StatesSee also: Capital punishment in American Samoa and Capital punishment in Puerto RicoLethal injection; electric chair; firing squad; inert gas asphyxiation. Capital punishment for murder; espionage; treason; terrorism. 27 of the 50 states currently have the death penalty, though 7 are under morato
A
Uruguay
1902
1907
Main article: Capital punishment in UruguayAbolished by the "Law No. 3238" on 23 September 1907 and by the Constitution of 1918.
A
Venezuela
None since independence in 1830
1863
Main article: Capital punishment in VenezuelaAbolished 1863 by Constitution.
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Afghanistan
Last execution
2021
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in AfghanistanHanging; shooting. Capital punishment for murder, arson, terrorism, treason, espionage, zina, apostasy, blasphemy. Categories of persons excused from capital punishment are teenagers who were under 18 at time of crime, and pregnant women.
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A
Key
A
Country
Armenia
Last execution
None since independence on 21 September 1991 (30 August 1991, before independence)
Year abolished
1998
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in ArmeniaAbolished in 1998 by the constitution.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Azerbaijan
Last execution
1993
Year abolished
1998
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Azerbaijan
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P
Key
P
Country
Bahrain
Last execution
2019
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Hanging; firing squad. Capital punishment for aggravated murder; rape; kidnapping; arson; assault; deliberately obstructing funerals or memorial services; certain crimes against property, transportation or agriculture under aggravating circumstances; terrorism; treason; defiance of military orders in time of war or martial law; capital perjury; dru
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P
Key
P
Country
Bangladesh
Last execution
2025
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Bangladesh Hanging. Capital punishment for murder; drug trafficking; kidnapping; human trafficking; terrorism; rape; armed robbery; sedition; sabotage; some military offences; attempting a capital crime; capital perjury; espionage; treason; war crimes.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Bhutan
Last execution
1974
Year abolished
2004
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Bhutan
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L
Key
L
Country
Brunei
Last execution
None since independence in 1984 (1957, before independence)
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in BruneiHanging. Capital punishment for murder; unlawful possession of firearms and explosives; drug trafficking; terrorism; abetting the suicide of a person unable to give legal consent; arson; kidnapping; abetting mutiny; treason; capital perjury; zina; apostasy; blasphemy.
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P
Key
P
Country
Myanmar Burma
Last execution
1988
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main articles: Capital punishment in Myanmar and Capital punishment in BurmaCapital punishment for murder; terrorism; abetting mutiny; assault by a person under a life sentence causing harm; attempted murder; capital perjury; treason; drug trafficking.
Burma has carried out no executions since 1988. While Burmese courts do hand down death sentences
A
A
Key
A
Country
Cambodia
Last execution
1989
Year abolished
1989
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in CambodiaAbolished in 1989 by the constitution.
P
P
Key
P
Country
China
Last execution
2026
Executions in 2024
1000+
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in ChinaLethal injection; firing squad. On 25 February 2011, China's newly revised Criminal Law reduced the number of crimes punishable by death by 13, from 68 to 55. Capital punishment for severe cases of embezzlement; rape; severe cases of fraud; bombing; flooding; rioting under aggravating circumstances; treason;
A
A
Key
A
Country
Cyprus
Last execution
1962
Year abolished
2002
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in CyprusAbolished in 2002.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Timor-Leste
Last execution
None since independence in 2002
Year abolished
2002
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in East TimorCapital punishment was suspended following UN administration in 1999 when a province of Indonesia. Abolished by the constitution in 2002.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Georgia
Last execution
1995
Year abolished
2006
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Georgia (country)Capital punishment was abolished for most offenses in 1997, but the constitution stated that the Supreme Court had the power to impose capital punishment in exceptionally serious cases of "crimes against life". On 27 December 2006, President Mikheil Saakashvili signed into a law a new constitutio
P
P
Key
P
Country
India
Last execution
2020
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in IndiaHanging and shooting. Capital punishment for murder; abetting suicide; treason; terrorism; drug trafficking; aircraft hijacking; aggravated robbery; espionage; kidnapping; conspiracy of a capital offence; attempted murder; capital perjury; aggravated rape; mutiny; some military offences. Military offences ma
P
P
Key
P
Country
Indonesia
Last execution
2016
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in IndonesiaFiring squad. Capital punishment for murder; treason; espionage; corruption; aggravated robbery; aggravated extortion; terrorism; some military offences; crimes against humanity; drug trafficking; producing chemical weapons. President Joko Widodo issued an informal moratorium on executions in 2018 due to
P
P
Key
P
Country
Iran
Last execution
2026
Executions in 2024
972+
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in IranHanging; shooting. Iran performs public executions. Iran is second only to China in the number of executions it carries out, executing hundreds every year. Capital punishment for murder; armed robbery; drug trafficking; kidnapping; zina; burglary; treason; political dissidence; sabotage; arson; espionage; ter
P
P
Key
P
Country
Iraq
Last execution
2026
Executions in 2024
63+
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in IraqHanging. Capital punishment for murder; treason; terrorism; drug trafficking; rape; incest; espionage; treason; robbery; theft; burglary; kidnapping; arson; rioting; crimes against humanity. Suspended in June 2003 after 2003 invasion; reinstated August 2004. A total of 447 people were executed between then an
P
P
Key
P
Country
Israel
Last execution
1962
Year abolished
N/A Military
Abolished 1954 Civilian but reintroduced 2026.
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in IsraelHanging; firing squad. Capital punishment for crimes against humanity and treason. Only two executions since independence in 1948: falsely accused traitor Meir Tobiansky (1948; posthumously acquitted) and Holocaust architect Adolf Eichmann (1962). Abolished for civilian crimes in 1954 but reintroduced in 20
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P
Key
P
Country
Japan
Last execution
2025
Executions in 2024
1
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in JapanHanging. Capital punishment for murder; treason. There are seven detention centres where execution is carried out - Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sendai, Fukuoka, Hiroshima and Sapporo. Between 1946 and 2003, 766 people were sentenced to death, 608 of whom were executed. For 40 months from 1989 to 1993 successive mi
P
P
Key
P
Country
Jordan
Last execution
2021
Executions in 2024
8
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in JordanHanging, shooting. Capital punishment for some cases of terrorism; murder; rape; aggravated robbery; drug trafficking; illegal possession and use of weapons; war crimes; espionage; treason. Executions resumed in 2014 after a hiatus.
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A
Key
A
Country
Kazakhstan
Last execution
2003
Year abolished
2021
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Kazakhstan Signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in 2020. Abolished in 2021.
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P
Key
P
Country
Kuwait
Last execution
2025
Executions in 2024
6
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in KuwaitHanging. Capital punishment for drug trafficking; rape; murder; kidnapping; piracy; torture; human trafficking; terrorism; some military offences; treason; espionage; capital perjury.
A
A
Key
A
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Last execution
None since independence in 1991
Year abolished
2007
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in KyrgyzstanKyrgyz authorities had extended a moratorium on executions from 1998 to abolition. Abolished by the constitution in 2007.
L
L
Key
L
Country
Laos
Last execution
1989
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in LaosCapital punishment for murder; kidnapping; terrorism; drug trafficking; treason; espionage.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Lebanon
Last execution
2004
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in LebanonHanging; firing squad. Capital punishment for murder; rape; terrorism; torture; recidivism of life crimes; some environmental crimes; some military offences; espionage; treason.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Malaysia
Last execution
2017
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in MalaysiaHanging. Capital punishment for drug trafficking; murder; terrorism; capital perjury; treason; some military crimes. A plan to fully abolish the death penalty was announced on 10 October 2018, but was later scaled down to only abolish mandatory death penalty on 13 March 2019. In April 2023, mandatory deat
L
L
Key
L
Country
Maldives
Last execution
None since independence in 1965 (1953, before independence)
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in the MaldivesLast execution when a colony of Britain was in 1953. Capital punishment for murder; terrorism; treason; adultery; apostasy. 60-year moratorium lifted in 2014.
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A
Key
A
Country
Mongolia
Last execution
2008
Year abolished
2012
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Mongolia President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj instituted a moratorium in 2010, systematically commuting all death sentences. On 5 January 2012, "a large majority of MPs" adopted a bill that aims to abolish the death penalty. After two years under the official moratorium, the State Great Khural formally signed the Seco
A
A
Key
A
Country
Nepal
Last execution
1979
Year abolished
1997
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in NepalThe death penalty was abolished in 1946 for ordinary crimes but was reinstated between 1985 and 1990 for cases of murder and terrorism. Completely abolished since 1997 by Constitution.
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P
Key
P
Country
North Korea
Last execution
2025
Executions in 2024
980+
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in North KoreaFiring squad. Most recent executions have been private, but some are public. Capital punishment for drug trafficking; treason; circulating "harmful" information; political dissidence; terrorism; espionage; murder; viewing international websites and media; listening to international radio broadcasts; ki
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P
Key
P
Country
Oman
Last execution
2024
Executions in 2024
3
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in OmanFiring squad. Capital punishment for treason; terrorism; espionage; murder; drug trafficking; arson; piracy; kidnapping; recidivism of life crimes; capital perjury.
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P
Key
P
Country
Pakistan
Last execution
2019
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in PakistanHanging. Capital punishment for treason; terrorism; espionage; murder; drug trafficking; arms trafficking; some military offences; kidnapping; rape; capital perjury; adultery; blasphemy. Six-year moratorium lifted in 2014 after the Peshawar school massacre.
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P
Key
P
Country
Palestine
Last execution
2005
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Hanging; firing squad. Capital punishment for treason; terrorism; espionage; murder; some military offences. The State of Palestine has ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
P
P
Key
P
Country
Qatar
Last execution
2020
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in QatarExecution by firing squad. Capital punishment for espionage; threat to national security; apostasy (no recorded executions); homosexuality; blasphemy; murder; aggravated murder; violent robbery; arson; torture; kidnapping; terrorism; rape; drug trafficking; extortion by threat of accusation of a crime of hon
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P
Key
P
Country
Saudi Arabia
Last execution
2025
Executions in 2024
345+
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Saudi ArabiaDecapitation, firing squad, stoning. Saudi Arabia performs public executions. Current Islamic laws allow the use of capital punishment for many violent and nonviolent offenses which includes aggravated burglary, treason, espionage, as well as homosexuality, adultery; murder; blasphemy; apostasy; drug
P
P
Key
P
Country
Singapore
Last execution
2025
Executions in 2024
9
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in SingaporeHanging. Capital punishment for terrorism; murder; treason; capital perjury; kidnapping; some firearm offences; genocide; arms trafficking; piracy; attempted murder by a convict under a life sentence; drug trafficking; some military offences.
L
L
Key
L
Country
South Korea
Last execution
1997
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in South KoreaHanging; firing squad. Capital punishment for aggravated murder; piracy; terrorism; treason; drug trafficking; recidivist robbery. There has been an unofficial moratorium on executions since President Kim Dae-jung took office in February 1998.
L
L
Key
L
Country
Sri Lanka
Last execution
1976
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in Sri LankaCapital punishment for murder; treason; capital perjury; rape; armed robbery; drug trafficking; some firearm offences; some military offences. Moratorium since 1976.
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P
Key
P
Country
Syria
Last execution
2024
Executions in 2024
+
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in SyriaHanging; shooting. Syria performs public executions. Capital punishment for treason; terrorism; espionage; murder; attempting a capital crime; recidivism of a life crime; capital perjury; drug trafficking; robbery; rape. Extrajudicial killings are commonplace in Syria. Persons excused from death row are wome
P
P
Key
P
Country
Taiwan
Last execution
2025
Executions in 2024
2
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in TaiwanShooting; lethal injection. Capital punishment for treason (articles 14, 15, 17, 18, 24, 103, 104, 105, and 107), espionage (articles 19 and 20), malfeasance (articles 26 and 27), some military crimes (articles 31, 41, 42, 47, 48, 49, 50), hijacking (article 53), destroying military supplies and equipment (
L
L
Key
L
Country
Tajikistan
Last execution
2004
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in TajikistanFiring squad. Capital punishment for aggravated murder, aggravated rape, terrorism, biocide, genocide. Moratorium introduced 30 April 2004 by President Emomali Rahmon. Persons excluded from death row are: the elderly, women, pregnant women, intellectually disabled, the mentally ill, and teenagers who we
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P
Key
P
Country
Thailand
Last execution
2018
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in ThailandLethal injection. Capital punishment for 35 crimes including treason; murder; terrorism; espionage; murder; bribery; arson; rape; drug trafficking; kidnapping; certain military offences; illegal use of firearms or explosives. For a full list see here (PDF)
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Turkey
Last execution
1984
Year abolished
2004
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Main article: Capital punishment in TurkeyAbolished in 2004 by the constitution.
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Turkmenistan
Last execution
1997
Year abolished
1999
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Main article: Capital punishment in TurkmenistanAbolished 1999 by Constitution.
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United Arab Emirates
Last execution
2025
Executions in 2024
1+
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in the United Arab EmiratesFiring squad. Capital punishment for murder; drug trafficking; abetting the suicide of a mentally ill person; disposal of nuclear waste in the environment; aggravated rape; treason; apostasy; aggravated robbery; terrorism; espionage; capital perjury.
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Uzbekistan
Last execution
2005
Year abolished
2008
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in UzbekistanPresident Islam Karimov signed a decree on 1 August 2005 that replaced the death penalty with life imprisonment on 1 January 2008
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Vietnam
Last execution
2024
Executions in 2024
100+
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in VietnamLethal injection. Capital punishment for treason (articles 108, 109, 112), espionage (article 110), terrorism (articles 113 and 299), sabotage (article 114), murder (article 123), aggravated child rape (article 142), aggravated drug trafficking (article 248), crimes against humanity (article 422), and war
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Yemen
Last execution
2025
Executions in 2024
38+
Year abolished
N/A
Notes
Main article: Capital punishment in YemenShooting, stoning. Yemen performs public executions. Capital punishment for murder; adultery; homosexuality; apostasy (no recorded executions); blasphemy; drug trafficking; capital perjury; kidnapping; zina; aggravated robbery; certain military offences; espionage; treason.
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Last execution
Executions in 2024
Year abolished
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Afghanistan
2021
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in AfghanistanHanging; shooting. Capital punishment for murder, arson, terrorism, treason, espionage, zina, apostasy, blasphemy. Categories of persons excused from capital punishment are teenagers who were under 18 at time of crime, and pregnant women.
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Armenia
None since independence on 21 September 1991 (30 August 1991, before independence)
1998
Main article: Capital punishment in ArmeniaAbolished in 1998 by the constitution.
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Azerbaijan
1993
1998
Main article: Capital punishment in Azerbaijan
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Bahrain
2019
N/A
Hanging; firing squad. Capital punishment for aggravated murder; rape; kidnapping; arson; assault; deliberately obstructing funerals or memorial services; certain crimes against property, transportation or agriculture under aggravating circumstances; terrorism; treason; defiance of military orders in time of war or martial law; capital perjury; dru
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Bangladesh
2025
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in Bangladesh Hanging. Capital punishment for murder; drug trafficking; kidnapping; human trafficking; terrorism; rape; armed robbery; sedition; sabotage; some military offences; attempting a capital crime; capital perjury; espionage; treason; war crimes.
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Bhutan
1974
2004
Main article: Capital punishment in Bhutan
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Brunei
None since independence in 1984 (1957, before independence)
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in BruneiHanging. Capital punishment for murder; unlawful possession of firearms and explosives; drug trafficking; terrorism; abetting the suicide of a person unable to give legal consent; arson; kidnapping; abetting mutiny; treason; capital perjury; zina; apostasy; blasphemy.
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Myanmar Burma
1988
N/A
Main articles: Capital punishment in Myanmar and Capital punishment in BurmaCapital punishment for murder; terrorism; abetting mutiny; assault by a person under a life sentence causing harm; attempted murder; capital perjury; treason; drug trafficking. Burma has carried out no executions since 1988. While Burmese courts do hand down death sentences
A
Cambodia
1989
1989
Main article: Capital punishment in CambodiaAbolished in 1989 by the constitution.
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China
2026
1000+
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in ChinaLethal injection; firing squad. On 25 February 2011, China's newly revised Criminal Law reduced the number of crimes punishable by death by 13, from 68 to 55. Capital punishment for severe cases of embezzlement; rape; severe cases of fraud; bombing; flooding; rioting under aggravating circumstances; treason;
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Cyprus
1962
2002
Main article: Capital punishment in CyprusAbolished in 2002.
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Timor-Leste
None since independence in 2002
2002
Main article: Capital punishment in East TimorCapital punishment was suspended following UN administration in 1999 when a province of Indonesia. Abolished by the constitution in 2002.
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Georgia
1995
2006
Main article: Capital punishment in Georgia (country)Capital punishment was abolished for most offenses in 1997, but the constitution stated that the Supreme Court had the power to impose capital punishment in exceptionally serious cases of "crimes against life". On 27 December 2006, President Mikheil Saakashvili signed into a law a new constitutio
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India
2020
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in IndiaHanging and shooting. Capital punishment for murder; abetting suicide; treason; terrorism; drug trafficking; aircraft hijacking; aggravated robbery; espionage; kidnapping; conspiracy of a capital offence; attempted murder; capital perjury; aggravated rape; mutiny; some military offences. Military offences ma
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Indonesia
2016
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in IndonesiaFiring squad. Capital punishment for murder; treason; espionage; corruption; aggravated robbery; aggravated extortion; terrorism; some military offences; crimes against humanity; drug trafficking; producing chemical weapons. President Joko Widodo issued an informal moratorium on executions in 2018 due to
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Iran
2026
972+
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in IranHanging; shooting. Iran performs public executions. Iran is second only to China in the number of executions it carries out, executing hundreds every year. Capital punishment for murder; armed robbery; drug trafficking; kidnapping; zina; burglary; treason; political dissidence; sabotage; arson; espionage; ter
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Iraq
2026
63+
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in IraqHanging. Capital punishment for murder; treason; terrorism; drug trafficking; rape; incest; espionage; treason; robbery; theft; burglary; kidnapping; arson; rioting; crimes against humanity. Suspended in June 2003 after 2003 invasion; reinstated August 2004. A total of 447 people were executed between then an
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Israel
1962
N/A Military Abolished 1954 Civilian but reintroduced 2026.
Main article: Capital punishment in IsraelHanging; firing squad. Capital punishment for crimes against humanity and treason. Only two executions since independence in 1948: falsely accused traitor Meir Tobiansky (1948; posthumously acquitted) and Holocaust architect Adolf Eichmann (1962). Abolished for civilian crimes in 1954 but reintroduced in 20
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Japan
2025
1
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in JapanHanging. Capital punishment for murder; treason. There are seven detention centres where execution is carried out - Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sendai, Fukuoka, Hiroshima and Sapporo. Between 1946 and 2003, 766 people were sentenced to death, 608 of whom were executed. For 40 months from 1989 to 1993 successive mi
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Jordan
2021
8
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in JordanHanging, shooting. Capital punishment for some cases of terrorism; murder; rape; aggravated robbery; drug trafficking; illegal possession and use of weapons; war crimes; espionage; treason. Executions resumed in 2014 after a hiatus.
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Kazakhstan
2003
2021
Main article: Capital punishment in Kazakhstan Signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in 2020. Abolished in 2021.
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Kuwait
2025
6
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in KuwaitHanging. Capital punishment for drug trafficking; rape; murder; kidnapping; piracy; torture; human trafficking; terrorism; some military offences; treason; espionage; capital perjury.
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Kyrgyzstan
None since independence in 1991
2007
Main article: Capital punishment in KyrgyzstanKyrgyz authorities had extended a moratorium on executions from 1998 to abolition. Abolished by the constitution in 2007.
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Laos
1989
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in LaosCapital punishment for murder; kidnapping; terrorism; drug trafficking; treason; espionage.
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Lebanon
2004
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in LebanonHanging; firing squad. Capital punishment for murder; rape; terrorism; torture; recidivism of life crimes; some environmental crimes; some military offences; espionage; treason.
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Malaysia
2017
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in MalaysiaHanging. Capital punishment for drug trafficking; murder; terrorism; capital perjury; treason; some military crimes. A plan to fully abolish the death penalty was announced on 10 October 2018, but was later scaled down to only abolish mandatory death penalty on 13 March 2019. In April 2023, mandatory deat
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Maldives
None since independence in 1965 (1953, before independence)
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in the MaldivesLast execution when a colony of Britain was in 1953. Capital punishment for murder; terrorism; treason; adultery; apostasy. 60-year moratorium lifted in 2014.
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Mongolia
2008
2012
Main article: Capital punishment in Mongolia President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj instituted a moratorium in 2010, systematically commuting all death sentences. On 5 January 2012, "a large majority of MPs" adopted a bill that aims to abolish the death penalty. After two years under the official moratorium, the State Great Khural formally signed the Seco
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Nepal
1979
1997
Main article: Capital punishment in NepalThe death penalty was abolished in 1946 for ordinary crimes but was reinstated between 1985 and 1990 for cases of murder and terrorism. Completely abolished since 1997 by Constitution.
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North Korea
2025
980+
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in North KoreaFiring squad. Most recent executions have been private, but some are public. Capital punishment for drug trafficking; treason; circulating "harmful" information; political dissidence; terrorism; espionage; murder; viewing international websites and media; listening to international radio broadcasts; ki
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Oman
2024
3
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in OmanFiring squad. Capital punishment for treason; terrorism; espionage; murder; drug trafficking; arson; piracy; kidnapping; recidivism of life crimes; capital perjury.
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Pakistan
2019
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in PakistanHanging. Capital punishment for treason; terrorism; espionage; murder; drug trafficking; arms trafficking; some military offences; kidnapping; rape; capital perjury; adultery; blasphemy. Six-year moratorium lifted in 2014 after the Peshawar school massacre.
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Palestine
2005
N/A
Hanging; firing squad. Capital punishment for treason; terrorism; espionage; murder; some military offences. The State of Palestine has ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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Philippines
2000
2006
Main article: Capital punishment in the PhilippinesAbolished in 1987 under the present Constitution, re-introduced in 1993, re-abolished on 24 June 2006 under Republic Act No. 9346. The House of Representatives voted to reinstate the death penalty for drug crimes in March 2017, but it was stalled in the Senate.
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Qatar
2020
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in QatarExecution by firing squad. Capital punishment for espionage; threat to national security; apostasy (no recorded executions); homosexuality; blasphemy; murder; aggravated murder; violent robbery; arson; torture; kidnapping; terrorism; rape; drug trafficking; extortion by threat of accusation of a crime of hon
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Saudi Arabia
2025
345+
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in Saudi ArabiaDecapitation, firing squad, stoning. Saudi Arabia performs public executions. Current Islamic laws allow the use of capital punishment for many violent and nonviolent offenses which includes aggravated burglary, treason, espionage, as well as homosexuality, adultery; murder; blasphemy; apostasy; drug
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Singapore
2025
9
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in SingaporeHanging. Capital punishment for terrorism; murder; treason; capital perjury; kidnapping; some firearm offences; genocide; arms trafficking; piracy; attempted murder by a convict under a life sentence; drug trafficking; some military offences.
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South Korea
1997
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in South KoreaHanging; firing squad. Capital punishment for aggravated murder; piracy; terrorism; treason; drug trafficking; recidivist robbery. There has been an unofficial moratorium on executions since President Kim Dae-jung took office in February 1998.
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Sri Lanka
1976
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in Sri LankaCapital punishment for murder; treason; capital perjury; rape; armed robbery; drug trafficking; some firearm offences; some military offences. Moratorium since 1976.
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Syria
2024
+
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in SyriaHanging; shooting. Syria performs public executions. Capital punishment for treason; terrorism; espionage; murder; attempting a capital crime; recidivism of a life crime; capital perjury; drug trafficking; robbery; rape. Extrajudicial killings are commonplace in Syria. Persons excused from death row are wome
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Taiwan
2025
2
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in TaiwanShooting; lethal injection. Capital punishment for treason (articles 14, 15, 17, 18, 24, 103, 104, 105, and 107), espionage (articles 19 and 20), malfeasance (articles 26 and 27), some military crimes (articles 31, 41, 42, 47, 48, 49, 50), hijacking (article 53), destroying military supplies and equipment (
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Tajikistan
2004
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in TajikistanFiring squad. Capital punishment for aggravated murder, aggravated rape, terrorism, biocide, genocide. Moratorium introduced 30 April 2004 by President Emomali Rahmon. Persons excluded from death row are: the elderly, women, pregnant women, intellectually disabled, the mentally ill, and teenagers who we
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Thailand
2018
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in ThailandLethal injection. Capital punishment for 35 crimes including treason; murder; terrorism; espionage; murder; bribery; arson; rape; drug trafficking; kidnapping; certain military offences; illegal use of firearms or explosives. For a full list see here (PDF)
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Turkey
1984
2004
Main article: Capital punishment in TurkeyAbolished in 2004 by the constitution.
A
Turkmenistan
1997
1999
Main article: Capital punishment in TurkmenistanAbolished 1999 by Constitution.
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United Arab Emirates
2025
1+
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in the United Arab EmiratesFiring squad. Capital punishment for murder; drug trafficking; abetting the suicide of a mentally ill person; disposal of nuclear waste in the environment; aggravated rape; treason; apostasy; aggravated robbery; terrorism; espionage; capital perjury.
A
Uzbekistan
2005
2008
Main article: Capital punishment in UzbekistanPresident Islam Karimov signed a decree on 1 August 2005 that replaced the death penalty with life imprisonment on 1 January 2008
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Vietnam
2024
100+
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in VietnamLethal injection. Capital punishment for treason (articles 108, 109, 112), espionage (article 110), terrorism (articles 113 and 299), sabotage (article 114), murder (article 123), aggravated child rape (article 142), aggravated drug trafficking (article 248), crimes against humanity (article 422), and war
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Yemen
2025
38+
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in YemenShooting, stoning. Yemen performs public executions. Capital punishment for murder; adultery; homosexuality; apostasy (no recorded executions); blasphemy; drug trafficking; capital perjury; kidnapping; zina; aggravated robbery; certain military offences; espionage; treason.
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Albania
Last execution
1995
Year abolished
2007
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Main article: Capital punishment in Albania Abolished in 2007.
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Andorra
Last execution
1943
Year abolished
1990
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Main article: Capital punishment in AndorraAbolished in 1990 by the constitution.
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Austria
Last execution
1950
Year abolished
1968
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Main article: Capital punishment in AustriaAbolished in 1968 by the constitution.
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Belarus
Last execution
2022
Year abolished
N/A
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Main article: Capital punishment in Belarus Shooting. Capital punishment for treason; terrorism; aggravated murder; crimes against humanity; sabotage.
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Belgium
Last execution
1950
Year abolished
1996
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Main article: Capital punishment in BelgiumAbolished in 1996 by the penal code.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Last execution
None since independence in 1991 (1977, before independence)
Year abolished
1998
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Main article: Capital punishment in Bosnia and Herzegovina Abolished in 1998 by the constitution.
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Bulgaria
Last execution
1989
Year abolished
1998
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Main article: Capital punishment in BulgariaAbolished in 1998.
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Croatia
Last execution
None since independence in 1991 (1987, before independence)
Year abolished
1991
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Main article: Capital punishment in CroatiaAbolished in 1991 by the constitution.
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Czech Republic
Last execution
None since independence in 1993 (1989, before independence)
Year abolished
1990
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Main article: Capital punishment in the Czech RepublicAbolished in 1990 by the constitution.
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Denmark
Last execution
1950
Year abolished
1978
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Main article: Capital punishment in DenmarkLast execution for common law crimes 1892. Last execution for war crimes 1950. Capital punishment was retroactively carried out 1945–50 for crimes related to the German occupation in World War II, repealed in 1951 and confirmed in 1993. A similar rule was active 1952–1978 in the civil penalty law for war c
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Estonia
Last execution
1991
Year abolished
1998
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Main article: Capital punishment in EstoniaThe last execution in Estonia has taken place on 11 September 1991 when Rein Oruste was shot with a bullet to the back of the head for the crime of murder.
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Finland
Last execution
1944
Year abolished
1972
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Main article: Capital punishment in FinlandLast peacetime execution 1825. Last wartime execution 1944. Capital punishment was abolished for civilian crimes in 1949 (all existing sentences commuted to life imprisonment) and for all crimes 1972. In 1984 the death penalty was explicitly outlawed in the Finnish Constitution.
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France
Last execution
1977
Year abolished
1981
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Main article: Capital punishment in FranceThe death penalty was initially abolished by the Directory in 1795 but re-introduced by Napoleon in 1810. It was re-abolished in law in 1981 and by Constitution in 2007.
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Germany
Last execution
1981
Year abolished
1987
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Main article: Capital punishment in GermanyAbolished by the Basic Law since the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. However, US military authorities carried out seven executions on German territory in 1951, since they were, as an occupation force, not subjected to this. German Democratic Republic (country which ceased to exist in
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Greece
Last execution
1972
Year abolished
2004
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Main article: Capital punishment in GreeceAbolished completely with the Constitutional amendment of 2001 and then with the approval by Greek Parliament of the ratification of protocol 13 of the ECHR in 12/2004.
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Hungary
Last execution
1988
Year abolished
1990
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Main article: Capital punishment in HungaryCapital punishment was abolished in 1990 and the last execution was of Ernő Vadász on 14 July 1988 for murder.
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Iceland
Last execution
None since independence in 1944 (1830, before independence)
Year abolished
1928
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Main article: Capital punishment in IcelandLast execution in 1830 when a colony of Denmark. Abolished in 1928; reintroduction made unconstitutional in 1995 by unanimous vote of Parliament.
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Ireland
Last execution
1954
Year abolished
1990
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Main article: Capital punishment in IrelandAbolished for murder in 1964, and for remaining offences in 1990. Last death sentences passed in 1985; all since 1954 commuted to imprisonment.
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Italy
Last execution
1947
Year abolished
1994
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Main article: Capital punishment in ItalyOn 30 November 1786 the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (then independent, now a part of Italy) became the first state in the modern era to completely abolish the death penalty. However, it was later repeatedly reintroduced and re-abolished, until its definitive ban in 1859. From 1815 to 1859 only two people were exe
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Kosovo
Last execution
None since self-proclaimed independence in 2008 (1987, as part of Yugoslavia)
Year abolished
2008
Notes
The partially recognised Republic of Kosovo does not have the death penalty.
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Latvia
Last execution
1996
Year abolished
2012
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Main article: Capital punishment in LatviaAbolished for civilian offences in 1999. Abolished for all crimes in 2012.
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Liechtenstein
Last execution
1785
Year abolished
1989
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Main article: Capital punishment in Liechtenstein
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Lithuania
Last execution
1995
Year abolished
1998
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Main article: Capital punishment in Lithuania
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Luxembourg
Last execution
1949
Year abolished
1979
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Main article: Capital punishment in LuxembourgAbolished by the Constitution in 1979.
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Malta
Last execution
None since independence in 1964 (1943, before independence)
Year abolished
2000
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Main article: Capital punishment in MaltaLast execution when a colony of Britain was in 1943. Capital punishment for murder abolished in 1971; part of the military code until 2000.
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Moldova
Last execution
None since independence in 1991
Year abolished
2005
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Main article: Capital punishment in MoldovaNo executions since independence from USSR in 1991. On 23 September 2005 the Moldovan Constitutional Court approved constitutional amendments that abolished the death penalty.
The self-proclaimed state of Transnistria, which is claimed by Moldova, still retains the death penalty but has observed a moratori
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Monaco
Last execution
1847
Year abolished
1962
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Main article: Capital punishment in MonacoAbolished by Constitution 1962.
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Montenegro
Last execution
None since independence in 2006 (1981, before independence)
Year abolished
1995
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Main article: Capital punishment in MontenegroLast execution when a part of Yugoslavia was on 29 January 1981. Capital punishment abolished by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1995. When Montenegro declared independence in 2006 it became an abolitionist state.
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Netherlands
Last execution
1952
Year abolished
1982 (Netherlands)
2010 (Antilles)
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Main article: Capital punishment in the NetherlandsSee also: Capital punishment in ArubaLast execution for peacetime offences in 1860. Abolished for peacetime offences in 1870. Abolished in Netherlands by Constitution 1982. Last Netherlands overseas territory to abolish was Antilles in 2010.
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North Macedonia
Last execution
None since independence in 1991 (1988, before independence)
Year abolished
1991
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Main article: Capital punishment in MacedoniaLast execution when it was part of Yugoslavia in 1988. Abolished by Constitution in 1991.
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Norway
Last execution
1948
Year abolished
1979
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Main article: Capital punishment in NorwayAbolished for peacetime offences in 1902, last execution for peacetime offences 1876. Last executions of wartime offenders conducted on 37 men convicted of treason or war crimes in WWII in 1945–48.
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Poland
Last execution
1988
Year abolished
1998
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Main article: Capital punishment in PolandA criminal law reform including reintroduction of death penalty was proposed in 2004 by Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, but lost its first reading vote in the Sejm by 198 to 194 with 14 abstentions. It is said that this was only populism, since Poland had joined the European Union so there was no chance.
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Portugal
Last execution
1917
Year abolished
1867 Civil crimes. 1976 All crimes.
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Main article: Capital punishment in PortugalCapital Punishment was abolished for political crimes in 1852, civil crimes in 1867 and war crimes in 1911. In 1916, capital punishment was reinstated only for military offenses that occurred in a war against a foreign country and in the theater of war. Capital punishment was completely abolished again in
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Romania
Last execution
1989
Year abolished
1990
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Main article: Capital punishment in RomaniaThe last people to be convicted and executed in Romania were the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena Ceaușescu, by firing squad during the Romanian Revolution of 1989. Their accusations ranged from crimes against humanity to high-treason. Abolished in 1990 and banned by Constitution in 1991.
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Russia
Last execution
1996
Year abolished
N/A
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Main article: Capital punishment in RussiaShooting. There have been four brief periods when Russia has completely abolished the death penalty, in the 18th century Russian empress Elizabeth abolished it, but it was restored by the next emperor, Peter III of Russia; then, from 12 March to 12 July 1917 following the overthrow of the Tsar, 27 October 1
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San Marino
Last execution
1468 or 1667
Year abolished
1848 Civilian
1865 Military.
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Main article: Capital punishment in San MarinoAbolished for civilian crimes in 1848. Abolished for all crimes in 1865.
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Serbia
Last execution
None since independence in 2006 (1992, before independence)
Year abolished
1995
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Main article: Capital punishment in SerbiaLast execution when a part of Yugoslavia was in 1992. Capital punishment abolished by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1995. When Serbia became independent in 2006 it became an abolitionist state.
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Slovakia
Last execution
None since independence in 1993 (1989, before independence)
Year abolished
1990
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Main article: Capital punishment in SlovakiaLast execution when a part of Czechoslovakia was in 1989. Abolished 1990 by Constitution when still a constituent part of Czechoslovakia. Upon independence on 1 January 1993 Slovakia became a new abolitionist state.
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Slovenia
Last execution
None since independence in 1991 (1959, before independence)
Year abolished
1991
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Main article: Capital punishment in SloveniaLast execution when a part of Yugoslavia was in 1959. Abolished in Slovenian Yugoslav Republic 1989 by Constitution. Upon declaration of independence in 1991 Slovenia removed itself from the jurisdiction of the Federal Yugoslav capital punishment statutes effectively achieving complete abolition.
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Spain
Last execution
1975
Year abolished
1978 Civilian.
1995 Military.
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Main article: Capital punishment in SpainAbolished in 1978 by the constitution except for wartime offences. Removed from the military penal code in 1995.
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Sweden
Last execution
1910
Year abolished
1973
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Main article: Capital punishment in SwedenPeacetime offences 1921, Wartime offences 1973. Constitutionally prohibited since 1975.
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Switzerland
Last execution
1944
Year abolished
1992
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Main article: Capital punishment in SwitzerlandCapital punishment was abolished in 1874, but reinstated in 1879. It was practised by a few cantons (9 executions up to 1940). Abolished by popular vote in 1938, except for wartime military crimes, for which it was abolished in 1992. Prohibited by the 1999 constitution.
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Ukraine
Last execution
1997
Year abolished
2000
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Main article: Capital punishment in UkraineAbolished February 2000 after the Constitutional Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional in December 1999. New criminal code passed in April 2000. The unrecognized Donetsk People's Republic reintroduced the death penalty for treason in 2014.
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United Kingdom
Last execution
1977 (Bermuda)
1964 (UK)
Year abolished
1998
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Main article: Capital punishment in the United KingdomLast execution in the UK was in 1964. The last execution on British Overseas Territory occurred in Bermuda in 1977. Abolished for murder in 1969 in Great Britain and 1973 in Northern Ireland. Abolished for all remaining offences (treason, piracy with violence, and six military offences) in the U
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Vatican City
Last execution
1870
Year abolished
1969
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Main article: Capital punishment in Vatican CityLast execution on 9 July 1870. Mazzatello. Never used within the Vatican City itself and only carried out in the Papal States by local authorities where the sentences were handed out. From 1870 to 1929 the Vatican had no sovereign territories, and no death sentences were applied. Officially re-introdu
Ranked list
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Last execution
Executions in 2024
Year abolished
Notes
A
Albania
1995
2007
Main article: Capital punishment in Albania Abolished in 2007.
A
Andorra
1943
1990
Main article: Capital punishment in AndorraAbolished in 1990 by the constitution.
A
Austria
1950
1968
Main article: Capital punishment in AustriaAbolished in 1968 by the constitution.
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Belarus
2022
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in Belarus Shooting. Capital punishment for treason; terrorism; aggravated murder; crimes against humanity; sabotage.
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Belgium
1950
1996
Main article: Capital punishment in BelgiumAbolished in 1996 by the penal code.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
None since independence in 1991 (1977, before independence)
1998
Main article: Capital punishment in Bosnia and Herzegovina Abolished in 1998 by the constitution.
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Bulgaria
1989
1998
Main article: Capital punishment in BulgariaAbolished in 1998.
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Croatia
None since independence in 1991 (1987, before independence)
1991
Main article: Capital punishment in CroatiaAbolished in 1991 by the constitution.
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Czech Republic
None since independence in 1993 (1989, before independence)
1990
Main article: Capital punishment in the Czech RepublicAbolished in 1990 by the constitution.
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Denmark
1950
1978
Main article: Capital punishment in DenmarkLast execution for common law crimes 1892. Last execution for war crimes 1950. Capital punishment was retroactively carried out 1945–50 for crimes related to the German occupation in World War II, repealed in 1951 and confirmed in 1993. A similar rule was active 1952–1978 in the civil penalty law for war c
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Estonia
1991
1998
Main article: Capital punishment in EstoniaThe last execution in Estonia has taken place on 11 September 1991 when Rein Oruste was shot with a bullet to the back of the head for the crime of murder.
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Finland
1944
1972
Main article: Capital punishment in FinlandLast peacetime execution 1825. Last wartime execution 1944. Capital punishment was abolished for civilian crimes in 1949 (all existing sentences commuted to life imprisonment) and for all crimes 1972. In 1984 the death penalty was explicitly outlawed in the Finnish Constitution.
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France
1977
1981
Main article: Capital punishment in FranceThe death penalty was initially abolished by the Directory in 1795 but re-introduced by Napoleon in 1810. It was re-abolished in law in 1981 and by Constitution in 2007.
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Germany
1981
1987
Main article: Capital punishment in GermanyAbolished by the Basic Law since the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. However, US military authorities carried out seven executions on German territory in 1951, since they were, as an occupation force, not subjected to this. German Democratic Republic (country which ceased to exist in
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Greece
1972
2004
Main article: Capital punishment in GreeceAbolished completely with the Constitutional amendment of 2001 and then with the approval by Greek Parliament of the ratification of protocol 13 of the ECHR in 12/2004.
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Hungary
1988
1990
Main article: Capital punishment in HungaryCapital punishment was abolished in 1990 and the last execution was of Ernő Vadász on 14 July 1988 for murder.
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Iceland
None since independence in 1944 (1830, before independence)
1928
Main article: Capital punishment in IcelandLast execution in 1830 when a colony of Denmark. Abolished in 1928; reintroduction made unconstitutional in 1995 by unanimous vote of Parliament.
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Ireland
1954
1990
Main article: Capital punishment in IrelandAbolished for murder in 1964, and for remaining offences in 1990. Last death sentences passed in 1985; all since 1954 commuted to imprisonment.
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Italy
1947
1994
Main article: Capital punishment in ItalyOn 30 November 1786 the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (then independent, now a part of Italy) became the first state in the modern era to completely abolish the death penalty. However, it was later repeatedly reintroduced and re-abolished, until its definitive ban in 1859. From 1815 to 1859 only two people were exe
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Kosovo
None since self-proclaimed independence in 2008 (1987, as part of Yugoslavia)
2008
The partially recognised Republic of Kosovo does not have the death penalty.
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Latvia
1996
2012
Main article: Capital punishment in LatviaAbolished for civilian offences in 1999. Abolished for all crimes in 2012.
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Liechtenstein
1785
1989
Main article: Capital punishment in Liechtenstein
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Lithuania
1995
1998
Main article: Capital punishment in Lithuania
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Luxembourg
1949
1979
Main article: Capital punishment in LuxembourgAbolished by the Constitution in 1979.
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Malta
None since independence in 1964 (1943, before independence)
2000
Main article: Capital punishment in MaltaLast execution when a colony of Britain was in 1943. Capital punishment for murder abolished in 1971; part of the military code until 2000.
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Moldova
None since independence in 1991
2005
Main article: Capital punishment in MoldovaNo executions since independence from USSR in 1991. On 23 September 2005 the Moldovan Constitutional Court approved constitutional amendments that abolished the death penalty. The self-proclaimed state of Transnistria, which is claimed by Moldova, still retains the death penalty but has observed a moratori
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Monaco
1847
1962
Main article: Capital punishment in MonacoAbolished by Constitution 1962.
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Montenegro
None since independence in 2006 (1981, before independence)
1995
Main article: Capital punishment in MontenegroLast execution when a part of Yugoslavia was on 29 January 1981. Capital punishment abolished by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1995. When Montenegro declared independence in 2006 it became an abolitionist state.
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Netherlands
1952
1982 (Netherlands) 2010 (Antilles)
Main article: Capital punishment in the NetherlandsSee also: Capital punishment in ArubaLast execution for peacetime offences in 1860. Abolished for peacetime offences in 1870. Abolished in Netherlands by Constitution 1982. Last Netherlands overseas territory to abolish was Antilles in 2010.
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North Macedonia
None since independence in 1991 (1988, before independence)
1991
Main article: Capital punishment in MacedoniaLast execution when it was part of Yugoslavia in 1988. Abolished by Constitution in 1991.
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Norway
1948
1979
Main article: Capital punishment in NorwayAbolished for peacetime offences in 1902, last execution for peacetime offences 1876. Last executions of wartime offenders conducted on 37 men convicted of treason or war crimes in WWII in 1945–48.
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Poland
1988
1998
Main article: Capital punishment in PolandA criminal law reform including reintroduction of death penalty was proposed in 2004 by Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, but lost its first reading vote in the Sejm by 198 to 194 with 14 abstentions. It is said that this was only populism, since Poland had joined the European Union so there was no chance.
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Portugal
1917
1867 Civil crimes. 1976 All crimes.
Main article: Capital punishment in PortugalCapital Punishment was abolished for political crimes in 1852, civil crimes in 1867 and war crimes in 1911. In 1916, capital punishment was reinstated only for military offenses that occurred in a war against a foreign country and in the theater of war. Capital punishment was completely abolished again in
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Romania
1989
1990
Main article: Capital punishment in RomaniaThe last people to be convicted and executed in Romania were the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena Ceaușescu, by firing squad during the Romanian Revolution of 1989. Their accusations ranged from crimes against humanity to high-treason. Abolished in 1990 and banned by Constitution in 1991.
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Russia
1996
N/A
Main article: Capital punishment in RussiaShooting. There have been four brief periods when Russia has completely abolished the death penalty, in the 18th century Russian empress Elizabeth abolished it, but it was restored by the next emperor, Peter III of Russia; then, from 12 March to 12 July 1917 following the overthrow of the Tsar, 27 October 1
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San Marino
1468 or 1667
1848 Civilian 1865 Military.
Main article: Capital punishment in San MarinoAbolished for civilian crimes in 1848. Abolished for all crimes in 1865.
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Serbia
None since independence in 2006 (1992, before independence)
1995
Main article: Capital punishment in SerbiaLast execution when a part of Yugoslavia was in 1992. Capital punishment abolished by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1995. When Serbia became independent in 2006 it became an abolitionist state.
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Slovakia
None since independence in 1993 (1989, before independence)
1990
Main article: Capital punishment in SlovakiaLast execution when a part of Czechoslovakia was in 1989. Abolished 1990 by Constitution when still a constituent part of Czechoslovakia. Upon independence on 1 January 1993 Slovakia became a new abolitionist state.
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Slovenia
None since independence in 1991 (1959, before independence)
1991
Main article: Capital punishment in SloveniaLast execution when a part of Yugoslavia was in 1959. Abolished in Slovenian Yugoslav Republic 1989 by Constitution. Upon declaration of independence in 1991 Slovenia removed itself from the jurisdiction of the Federal Yugoslav capital punishment statutes effectively achieving complete abolition.
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Spain
1975
1978 Civilian. 1995 Military.
Main article: Capital punishment in SpainAbolished in 1978 by the constitution except for wartime offences. Removed from the military penal code in 1995.
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Sweden
1910
1973
Main article: Capital punishment in SwedenPeacetime offences 1921, Wartime offences 1973. Constitutionally prohibited since 1975.
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Switzerland
1944
1992
Main article: Capital punishment in SwitzerlandCapital punishment was abolished in 1874, but reinstated in 1879. It was practised by a few cantons (9 executions up to 1940). Abolished by popular vote in 1938, except for wartime military crimes, for which it was abolished in 1992. Prohibited by the 1999 constitution.
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Ukraine
1997
2000
Main article: Capital punishment in UkraineAbolished February 2000 after the Constitutional Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional in December 1999. New criminal code passed in April 2000. The unrecognized Donetsk People's Republic reintroduced the death penalty for treason in 2014.
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United Kingdom
1977 (Bermuda) 1964 (UK)
1998
Main article: Capital punishment in the United KingdomLast execution in the UK was in 1964. The last execution on British Overseas Territory occurred in Bermuda in 1977. Abolished for murder in 1969 in Great Britain and 1973 in Northern Ireland. Abolished for all remaining offences (treason, piracy with violence, and six military offences) in the U
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Vatican City
1870
1969
Main article: Capital punishment in Vatican CityLast execution on 9 July 1870. Mazzatello. Never used within the Vatican City itself and only carried out in the Papal States by local authorities where the sentences were handed out. From 1870 to 1929 the Vatican had no sovereign territories, and no death sentences were applied. Officially re-introdu
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Australia
Last execution
1967
Year abolished
1985
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Main article: Capital punishment in AustraliaCapital punishment was abolished in Queensland in 1922; Tasmania in 1968; the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory and the Commonwealth in 1973; Victoria in 1975; South Australia in 1976; Western Australia in 1984; and New South Wales in 1985. On 11 March 2010, Federal Parliament passed
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Fiji
Last execution
None since independence in 1970 (1964, before independence)
Year abolished
2015
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Main article: Capital punishment in FijiLast execution when a colony of Britain was in 1964. The death penalty for crimes under the Republic of Fiji Military Forces Act was abolished in Feb 2015. Abolished for other crimes 1979.
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Kiribati
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Year abolished
1979
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Marshall Islands
Last execution
None since independence in 1986
Year abolished
1986
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Federated States of Micronesia
Last execution
None since independence in 1986
Year abolished
1986
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Nauru
Last execution
None since independence in 1968
Year abolished
2016
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Main article: Capital punishment in NauruDeath penalty abolished May 2016. Despite having abolished capital punishment, Nauru voted against the UN Moratorium on the Death Penalty in 2018.
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New Zealand
Last execution
1957
Year abolished
1989
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Main article: Capital punishment in New ZealandAbolished in New Zealand in 1941 for most crimes, reinstated in 1950, abolished again in 1961 for most crimes, and formally abolished for treason in 1989.
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Palau
Last execution
None since independence in 1994
Year abolished
1994
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Papua New Guinea
Last execution
None since independence in 1975 (1957, before independence)
Year abolished
2022
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Main article: Capital punishment in Papua New GuineaLast execution when under Australian administration in November 1957. The death penalty was abolished in 1970, five years before independence. It was reinstated in 1991, but never applied. It was abolished again in 2022.
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Samoa
Last execution
None since independence in 1962 (1952, before independence)
Year abolished
2004
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Main article: Capital punishment in SamoaLast execution under New Zealand colonial rule in April 1952. Since independence in 1962 all death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment. The death penalty was formally abolished in 2004.
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Solomon Islands
Last execution
None since independence in 1978
Year abolished
1978
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Tonga
Last execution
1982
Year abolished
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Main article: Capital punishment in TongaHanging. Capital punishment for treason; murder.
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Tuvalu
Last execution
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Year abolished
1978
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Vanuatu
Last execution
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Year abolished
1980
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Australia
1967
1985
Main article: Capital punishment in AustraliaCapital punishment was abolished in Queensland in 1922; Tasmania in 1968; the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory and the Commonwealth in 1973; Victoria in 1975; South Australia in 1976; Western Australia in 1984; and New South Wales in 1985. On 11 March 2010, Federal Parliament passed
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Fiji
None since independence in 1970 (1964, before independence)
2015
Main article: Capital punishment in FijiLast execution when a colony of Britain was in 1964. The death penalty for crimes under the Republic of Fiji Military Forces Act was abolished in Feb 2015. Abolished for other crimes 1979.
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Kiribati
None since independence in 1979
1979
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Marshall Islands
None since independence in 1986
1986
Abolished in 1986 by Constitution.
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Federated States of Micronesia
None since independence in 1986
1986
Abolished in 1986 by Constitution.
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Nauru
None since independence in 1968
2016
Main article: Capital punishment in NauruDeath penalty abolished May 2016. Despite having abolished capital punishment, Nauru voted against the UN Moratorium on the Death Penalty in 2018.
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New Zealand
1957
1989
Main article: Capital punishment in New ZealandAbolished in New Zealand in 1941 for most crimes, reinstated in 1950, abolished again in 1961 for most crimes, and formally abolished for treason in 1989. See also: Capital punishment in the Cook IslandsIn 2007 the Cook Islands became the last of New Zealand's overseas territories to abolish capital pu
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Palau
None since independence in 1994
1994
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Papua New Guinea
None since independence in 1975 (1957, before independence)
2022
Main article: Capital punishment in Papua New GuineaLast execution when under Australian administration in November 1957. The death penalty was abolished in 1970, five years before independence. It was reinstated in 1991, but never applied. It was abolished again in 2022.
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Samoa
None since independence in 1962 (1952, before independence)
2004
Main article: Capital punishment in SamoaLast execution under New Zealand colonial rule in April 1952. Since independence in 1962 all death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment. The death penalty was formally abolished in 2004.
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Solomon Islands
None since independence in 1978
1978
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Tonga
1982
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Main article: Capital punishment in TongaHanging. Capital punishment for treason; murder.
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Tuvalu
None since independence in 1978
1978
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Vanuatu
None since independence in 1980
1980
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