Does Cameroon have the death penalty?
Not used in practice
Retained in law, but not used for at least ten years.
Cameroon is one of 23 countries classified “Not used in practice” for the death penalty — 12% of the 196 with data. (Also searched as capital punishment.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Capital punishment by country
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Nigeria
- Retained / in use Retained in law and used.
- Equatorial Guinea
- Abolished for ordinary crimes Abolished for ordinary crimes; retained for exceptional crimes such as those under military law.
- Gabon
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Central African Republic
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Chad
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Republic of the Congo
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
Other laws in Cameroon
- Gun Laws
- Varies by region
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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