Death PenaltyWhich countries retain, suspend, or have abolished capital punishment?An interactive map of this topic requires JavaScript. The underlying classifications are listed below. This is a visual reference compiled from Wikipedia, not legal advice.Retained / in use (54)Afghanistan, Antigua and Barb., Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Botswana, China, Comoros, Cuba, Dem. Rep. Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, S. Sudan, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vin. and Gren., Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Vietnam, YemenNot used in practice (23)Algeria, Brunei, Cameroon, Eritrea, eSwatini, Ghana, Grenada, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Russia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tonga, TunisiaAbolished for ordinary crimes (8)Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, El Salvador, Eq. Guinea, Guatemala, Peru, ZimbabweFully abolished (111)Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herz., Bulgaria, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Rep., Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Is., South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, Togo, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican, Venezuela, ZambiaAll topics