Capital punishment is retained in law by55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice. The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities withcriminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.Extrajudicial executions and killings are not included. In general, executions carried out in the territory of a sovereign state when it was acolony or before the sovereign state gained independence are not included. The colours on the map correspond to and have the same meanings as the colours in the charts.
| D | Maintain the death penalty in both law and practice |
| C | Abolished in practice (no execution in over 10 years or under a moratorium) |
| B | Abolished in law, except in exceptional circumstances, such as war |
| A | Completely abolished |
| # | Country | Last execution date | Name | Crime | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C |  Algeria | August 1993[1] | seven unnamedIslamic terrorists | terrorism | firing squad |
| A |  Angola | 1977[2] | Nito Alves and many of his supporters | treason | firing squad |
| A |  Benin | 23 September 1987[3] | murder | ||
| A |  Bophuthatswana | 13 December 1990[4][5] | Alpheus Sekoboane | murder | hanging |
| D |  Botswana | 11 June 2021[6] | Phemelo Botogeleng | murder | hanging |
| B |  Burkina Faso | 1988[3] | murder | ||
| A |  Burundi | 2000[7] | 2 soldiers | murder | |
| C |  Cameroon | 9 January 1997[8] | Antoine Vandi Tize | murder | firing squad |
| A |  Cape Verde | 1835[9] | |||
| A |  Central African Republic | January 1981[10] | six unnamed officials | firing squad | |
| A |  Chad | 29 August 2015[11] | Mahamat Mustapha and nine unnamed men | terrorism | firearm |
| A |  Ciskei | never used | |||
| C |  Comoros | 29 May 1997[12][13] | Mohamed Saidali | armed robbery | firing squad |
| A |  Congo | October 1982[14] | 2 men | murder | firing squad |
| A |  Djibouti | none since independence on 27 June 1977[15] | |||
| C |  DR Congo | 2003[16] | unnamed soldier | firearm | |
| D |  Egypt | 26 December 2024[17] | Sayed Adel | murder | hanging |
| B |  Equatorial Guinea | January 2014[18] | 9 unnamed people | firearm | |
| C |  Eritrea | none since independence on 24 May 1993 | |||
| C |  Eswatini | 2 July 1983[4] | Philippa Mdluli | murder | hanging |
| C |  Ethiopia | 6 August 2007[19] | Major Tsehaye Woldesellasie | murder | firearm |
| A |  Gabon | 11 August 1985[20] | Alexandre Mandja Ngokouta | coup attempt | firing squad |
| C |  Gambia | 24 August 2012[21][22] | Lamin B. Darboe, Alieu Bah, Lamin Jarju, Dawda Bojang, Abubacarr Yarboi, Malang Sonko, Lamin F. Jammeh, Gibril Bah and Tabara Samba | treason andmurder | firearm |
| B |  Ghana | 12 July 1993[4] | 12 men | murder androbbery | firearm |
| A |  Guinea | 21 April 2001[3][23] | 3 people | robbery | firearm |
| A |  Guinea-Bissau | 18 July 1986[24] | Paulo Correia, Viriato Rodrigues Pā, Benhancaren Na Tchanda, Pedro Ramos, Braima Bangura and N'Bunhe Sanbu | coup attempt | firearm |
| A |  Ivory Coast | none since independence on 7 August 1960[3] | |||
| C |  Kenya | 9 July 1985[4] | Hezekiah Ochuka andPancras Oteyo Okumu | treason | hanging |
| C |  Lesotho | 1995[25] | hanging | ||
| C |  Liberia | 2000[26] | hanging | ||
| C |  Libya | 30 May 2010[27] | 18 unnamed men | murder | firearm |
| A |  Madagascar | 1958[28] | |||
| C |  Malawi | 26 September 1992[4][29] | hanging | ||
| C |  Mali | 21 August 1980[3][30] | Mamadou Keita and Karuba Coulibaly | murder | firearm |
| C |  Mauritania | 1987[3] | 3 armed forces officers | treason | firing squad |
| A |  Mauritius | 10 October 1987[4] | Eshan Nayeck | murder | hanging |
| C |  Morocco | 5 September 1993[31] | Mustapha Tabet | rape | firing squad |
| A |  Mozambique | May 1986[4] | |||
| A |  Namibia | May 1988[4] | Sagarias Ariseb | murder | hanging |
| C |  Niger | 1976[3] | Bayéré Moussa, Sidi Mohamed, and Ahmed Mouddour | treason | |
| D |  Nigeria | 23 December 2016[32] | Ogbomoro Omoregie, Apostle Igene and Mark Omosowhota | murder andarmed robbery | hanging |
| A |  Rwanda | 24 April 1998[33] | Froduald Karamira and at least 21 others | genocide | firing squad |
| A |  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | 1976 | |||
| A |  São Tomé and Príncipe | none since independence on 12 July 1975[34] | |||
| A |  Senegal | 15 June 1967[35][36] | Moustapha Lô | treason (attemptedmurder of thepresident) | firing squad |
| A |  Seychelles | none since independence on 29 June 1976[34] | |||
| A |  Sierra Leone | 19 October 1998[4] | 24 soldiers (23 men, 1 woman) | high treason | publicfiring squad |
| D |  Somalia | 9 October 2025[37] | Nuur Hirsi Warsame | murder | publicfiring squad |
| D |  Somaliland | 8 March 2025[38] | Shibil Salah Isaaq and Mohamud Ali Nur | murder | firing squad |
| A |  South Africa | 14 November 1989[4] | Solomon Ngobeni | murder | hanging |
| D |  South Sudan | 29 January 2025[39] | Sabir Abdallah Abusam | rape/murder | hanging |
| D |  Sudan | 9 February 2021[40] | Eliza Aban Othu | murder | hanging |
| C |  Tanzania | October 1994[4] | 7 unnamed men, 1 unnamed woman | ||
| A |  Togo | 1978[3] | M. Adjata Koffi | murder | |
| A |  Transkei | never used | |||
| C |  Tunisia | 17 November 1990[41] | Naceur Damergi | murder | hanging |
| C |  Uganda | 2005[42] | firing squad | ||
| A |  Venda | 31 January 1991[4] | John Tsakani Chauke | hanging | |
| B |  Zambia | October 1997[4] | Abraham Kasongo, Nelson Ngindano, Dennis Chembe, Robert Mulumbi, David Kapunga, John Gombo, Joe Chilada and Christopher Oldfield | murder | hanging |
| A |  Zimbabwe | 22 July 2005[43][44][45] | Stephen Chidhumo and Edmund Edgar Masendeke | murder | hanging |
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| # | Country | Last execution date | Name | Crime | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D |  Afghanistan | 11 April 2025[113] | 4 unnamed men | murder | publicfirearm |
| D |  Bahrain | 27 July 2019[114] | Ali Mohammed al-Arab, Ahmad Issa al-Mulla and 1 unnamed man | terrorism | firing squad |
| D |  Bangladesh | 2 February 2025[115] | Asadul Islam | terrorism | hanging |
| A |  Bhutan | 1974[116] | |||
| C |  Brunei | none since independence on 1 January 1984[4] | |||
| A |  Cambodia | 1989 | |||
| D |  China | 15 May 2025[117] | Zhao, Wang and Chen | child rape | firearm and/orlethal injection |
| A |  Timor-Leste | none since independence on 20 May 2002[34] | |||
| A |  Hong Kong | 16 November 1966[citation needed][118] | Wong Kai-kei[119] | robbery-murder | hanging |
| D |  India | 20 March 2020[120] | Akshay Thakur, Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma | gang rape andmurder | hanging |
| D |  Indonesia | 29 July 2016[121] | Freddy Budiman, Seck Osmane, Michael Titus Igweh and Humphrey Ejike | drug offences | firing squad |
| D |  Iran | 27 July 2025[122] | Behrouz Ehsani Eslamlou and Mehdi Hasani | terrorism | hanging |
| D |  Iraq | 25 September 2024[123] | 20 unnamed men and one unnamed woman | terrorism | hanging |
| B |  Israel | 31 May 1962 | Adolf Eichmann | crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people | hanging |
| D |  Japan | 27 June 2025[124] | Takahiro Shiraishi | murder | hanging |
| D |  Jordan | 4 March 2017[125] | 15 unnamed men | murder andterrorism | hanging |
| A |  Kazakhstan | 2003 | |||
| D |  Kuwait | 11 September 2025[126][127][128][129] | Sheikh Sabah Salem Al-Sabah, Khaled Ibrahim Al-Harfan and five convicts | murder/drug trafficking | hanging |
| A |  Kyrgyzstan | none since independence on 25 December 1991 | |||
| C |  Laos | 1989[130] | |||
| C |  Lebanon | 17 January 2004[131][132] | Badih Hamadeh, Remi Antoine Zaatar and Ahmed Mansour | murder | firing squad,hanging |
| A |  Macau | 19th century[133] | |||
| D |  Malaysia | 24 May 2017[134] | Yong Kar Mun and another unnamed man | armed robbery /murder | hanging |
| C |  Maldives | none since independence on 26 July 1965[4] | |||
| A |  Mongolia | 2008[135][136] | |||
| D |  Myanmar | 23 September 2024[137] | Maung Kaung Htet and Chan Myae Thu | terrorism | hanging |
| A |  Nepal | 1979[138] | |||
| D |  North Korea | August 2024[139] | 20-30 party officials | corruption anddereliction of duty | unknown method |
| D |  Oman | 22 April 2024[140] | 3 unnamed men | murder | firing squad |
| D |  Pakistan | 24 November 2019[141] | BrigadierRaja Rizwan | espionage andhigh treason | hanging |
| D |  Palestine | 12 October 2025 (Gaza Strip)[142] July 2005 (Palestinian Authority)[143] | 8 unnamed men unnamed man | collaboration withIsrael (8 unnamed men) murder (unnamed man) | firearm (8 unnamed men) unknown method (unnamed man) |
| A |  Philippines | 4 January 2000[144] | Alex Bartolome | childrape | lethal injection |
| D |  Qatar | 21 May 2020[145] | Anil Chaudhary | murder | firing squad |
| D |  Saudi Arabia | 9 November 2025[146] | Fahd bin Ali bin Abdulaziz Al-Wushail and Abdulrahman bin Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al-Mansour | terrorism | publicbeheading |
| D |  Singapore | 15 October 2025[147] | Hamzah bin Ibrahim and Tika Pesik | drug trafficking | hanging |
| C |  South Korea | 31 December 1997[148] | 23 people including Kim Yong-je, Lee Sang-su and Lee Young-gil | murder,terrorism | hanging |
| C |  Sri Lanka | 23 June 1976[4] | Chardradasa Jayasinghe | murder | hanging |
| D |  Syria | 2 February 2022[149] | Mohammed | murder | hanging |
| D |  Taiwan | 16 January 2025[150] | Huang Lin-kai | rape /murder | firearm |
| C |  Tajikistan | April 2004[151] | Rachabmurod Chumayev, Umed Idiyev, Akbar Radzshabov and Mukharam Fatkhulloyev | mass murder | firing squad |
| D |  Thailand | 18 June 2018[152] | Theerasak Longji | robbery /murder | lethal injection |
| A |  Turkmenistan | 1997[34] | |||
| D |  United Arab Emirates | 28 February 2025[153] | Muhammed Rinash Arangilottu and Muraleedharan Perumthatta Valappil | murder | firing squad |
| A |  Uzbekistan | 1 March 2005[154] | Akhrorkhoja Akbarkhojayevich Talipkhojaev | single firearm | |
| D |  Vietnam | 23 September 2023[155] | Lê Văn Mạnh | murder,child rape androbbery | lethal injection |
| D |  Yemen | 3 September 2025[156] | Farouk Mahyoub Abdo Muhammad al-Sharabi and Issa Ahmed bin Ahmed Abdullah al-Taj | murder | firearm |
| # | Country | Last execution date | Name | Crime | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  England | 13 August 1964[157] | Peter Anthony Allen andGwynne Owen Evans | capital murder | hanging |
| A |  Guernsey | 10 February 1854[157] | John Tapner | murder | hanging |
| A |  Isle of Man | 1 August 1872[157] | John Kewish | patricide | hanging |
| A |  Jersey | 9 October 1959[157] | Francis Joseph Huchet | murder | hanging |
| A |  Northern Ireland | 20 December 1961[157] | Robert McGladdery | murder | hanging |
| A |  Scotland | 15 August 1963[157] | Henry John Burnett | murder | hanging |
| A |  Wales | 6 May 1958[157] | Vivian Teed | murder | hanging |
| # | Country | Last execution date | Name | Crime | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Cook Islands | none since self-government on 4 August 1965 | |||
| A |  Micronesia | none since independence on 3 November 1986[181] | |||
| A |  Fiji | none since independence on 10 October 1970[4] | |||
| A |  Kiribati | none since independence on 12 July 1979[4] | |||
| A |  Marshall Islands | none since independence on 21 October 1986[182] | |||
| A |  Nauru | none since independence on 31 January 1968[4] | |||
| A |  New Zealand | 17 February 1957[4] | Walter James Bolton | murder | hanging |
| A |  Niue | never used | |||
| A |  Palau | none since independence on 1 October 1994[34] | |||
| A |  Papua New Guinea | none since independence on 16 September 1975[4][183] | |||
| A |  Western Samoa | none since independence on 1 January 1962[4] | |||
| A |  Solomon Islands | none since independence on 7 July 1978[4] | |||
| C |  Tonga | 7 September 1982[4] | Haloti Sole,Livingi Sole, andFili Esau | murder | hanging |
| A |  Tuvalu | none since independence on 1 October 1978[4] | |||
| A |  Vanuatu | none since independence on 30 July 1980[4] |
| # | State | Last execution date | Name | Crime | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Government of Australia | 11 June 1951 | Takuma Nishimura | war crimes | hanging |
| A |  Australian Capital Territory | never used | |||
| A |  New South Wales | 24 August 1939[4] | John Trevor Kelly | murder | hanging |
| A |  Northern Territory | 7 August 1952[4] | Jaroslav Koci andJan Novotny | murder | hanging |
| A |  Queensland | 22 September 1913[4] | Ernest Austin | murder | hanging |
| A |  South Australia | 24 November 1964[4] | Glen Sabre Valance | murder | hanging |
| A |  Tasmania | 14 February 1946[4] | Frederick Thompson | murder | hanging |
| A |  Victoria | 3 February 1967[4] | Ronald Ryan | murder | hanging |
| A |  Western Australia | 26 October 1964 | Eric Edgar Cooke | murder | hanging |
. No executions have taken place in Hong Kong since sovereignty was transferred to China in 1997. Hong Kong remains an independent and separate jurisdiction for legal and judicial purposes.
. No executions have taken place in Macau since sovereignty was transferred to China in 1999. Macau remains an independent and separate jurisdiction for legal and judicial purposes.
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