Capital punishment is banned in many countries for a long time. As of 2020, 35 countries, including the US, retain the usage of capital punishment for a limited number of crimes.
Death penalty remains the most controversial and debated type of punishment in the 21st century. China executes more people than all other countries combined. The number of executions in North Korea remains unclear.
Below is the full list of countries that retain the practical usage of capital punishment.
- USA
- India
- China
- Japan
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
- Vietnam
- North Korea
- Iraq
- Egypt
- Pakistan
- Singapore
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Belarus
- Yemen
- Afghanistan
- Botswana
- Sudan
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- North Korea
- Bahrain
- United Arab Emirates
- Malaysia
- Oman
- Qatar
- Kuwait
- Syria
- Lybia
- Indonesia
- Bangladesh
- Myanmar
- Equatorial Guinea
- Nigeria