Does São Tomé and Principe have the death penalty?
Fully abolished
Fully abolished for all crimes.
São Tomé and Principe is one of 111 countries classified “Fully abolished” for the death penalty — 57% 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
- 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.
- Republic of the Congo
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Cameroon
- Not used in practice Retained in law, but not used for at least ten years.
- Nigeria
- Retained / in use Retained in law and used.
- Togo
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
Other laws in São Tomé and Principe
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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