Does the Comoros have the death penalty?
Retained / in use
Retained in law and used.
The Comoros is one of 54 countries classified “Retained / in use” for the death penalty — 28% 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
- Madagascar
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Malawi
- Not used in practice Retained in law, but not used for at least ten years.
- Mozambique
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Tanzania
- Not used in practice Retained in law, but not used for at least ten years.
- Seychelles
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Kenya
- Not used in practice Retained in law, but not used for at least ten years.
Other laws in Comoros
- Gun Laws
- Highly restrictive / banned
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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