World —World Statistics —Social Statistics The Death Penalty Worldwide According to Amnesty International, during 2003 more than 1,146 people were executed in 28 countries, and more than 2,756 people were sentenced to death in 63 countries. See also U.S. Figures.
Death Penalty Outlawed (year)1 Andorra (1990) Angola (1992) Australia (1984) Austria (1950) Azerbaijan (1998) Belgium (1996) Bermuda (1999) Bosnia-Herzegovina (1997) Bulgaria (1998) Cambodia (1989) Canada (1976) Cape Verde (1981) Colombia (1910) Costa Rica (1877) Côte d'Ivoire (2000) Croatia (1990) Cyprus (1983) Czech Republic (1990) Denmark (1933) Djibouti (1995) Dominican Republic (1966) East Timor (1999) Ecuador (1906) Estonia (1998) Finland (1949) France (1981) Georgia (1997) Germany (1987) Guinea-Bissau (1993) Haiti (1987) Honduras (1956) Hungary (1990) Iceland (1928) Ireland (1990) Italy (1947) Kiribati (1979) Liechtenstein (1987) Lithuania (1998) Luxembourg (1979) Macedonia (1991) Malta (1971) Marshall Islands (1986) Mauritius (1995) Micronesia (1986) Moldova (1995) Monaco (1962) Mozambique (1990) Namibia (1990) Nepal (1990) Netherlands (1870) New Zealand (1961) Nicaragua (1979) Norway (1905) Palau (n.a.) Panama (1903) Paraguay (1992) Poland (1997) Portugal (1867) Romania (1989) Samoa (2004) San Marino (1848) São Tomé and Príncipe (1990) Serbia and Montenegro (2002) Seychelles (1993) Slovak Republic (1990) Slovenia (1989) Solomon Islands (1966) South Africa (1995) Spain (1978) Sweden (1921) Switzerland (1942) Turkmenistan (1999) Tuvalu (1978) Ukraine (1999) United Kingdom (1973) Uruguay (1907) Vanuatu (1980) Vatican City State (1969) Venezuela (1863)
Death Penalty Permitted in Exceptional Cases2 Albania (2000) Argentina (1984) Armenia (2003) Bolivia (1997) Brazil (1979) Chile (2001) Cook Islands (n.a.) El Salvador (1983) Fiji (1979) Greece (1993) Israel (1954) Latvia (1999) Mexico (n.a.) Peru (1979) Turkey (2004)
De Facto Ban on Death Penalty3 (year)4 Algeria (1993) Benin (1987) Bhutan (1964) Brunei Darussalam (1957) Burkina Faso (1988) Central African Republic (1981) Congo (Republic) (1982) Gambia (1981) Grenada (1978) Kenya (n.a.) Madagascar (1958) Maldives (1952) Mali (1980) Mauritania (1987) Nauru (1968) Niger (1976) Papua New Guinea (1950) Russian Federation (1999) Senegal (1967) Sri Lanka (1976) Suriname (1982) Togo (n.a.) Tonga (1982) Tunisia (1990)
Death Penalty Permitted Afghanistan Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belize Botswana Burundi Cameroon Chad China (People's Republic) Comoros Congo (Democratic Republic) Cuba Dominica Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Guatemala Guinea Guyana India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Korea, North Korea, South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Malawi Malaysia Mongolia Morocco Myanmar Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palestinian Authority Philippines Qatar Rwanda St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone Singapore Somalia Sudan Swaziland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Uganda United Arab Emirates United States of America Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
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