Capital punishment around the world

Capital punishment has occurred over much of the world in the past. However, in the past century, many countries in the region have abolished the practice. The following summarises the countries and conditions in which capital punishment is legal around the world.

Legend

    Abolitionist: Capital punishment has been formally abolished by statute or constitution.
    Abolitionist in peacetime: Capital punishment has been formally abolished except for crimes committed under exceptional circumstances (such as wartime).
    Abolitionist in practice: Capital punishment is legal but the country has not executed anyone during the last 10 years and is believed to have a policy or established practice of not carrying out executions.
    Retentionist: Capital punishment is legal and is used for ordinary offences.

List

	Country	Year implemented	Year of last execution	Year abolished	Notes
	Alstin	1559	1991	In effect	TBA
	Burgundie	Antiquity	2034	In effect	The death penalty in Burgundie has existed since antiquity. The death penalty is reserved for violent crimes known in Burgundie as "crimes of power" such as sexual crimes (especially rape and pedophilia), serial murder, systemic abuse (physical and emotional), and treason. Burgundie is unique among developed nations for also having a legal concept for vigilantism. Called Deuagant (Eng. taken from God), it is a non-sanctioned execution that is defensible in the community in which it occurs. This construct is not formally sanctioned by the Lazarine Court, but if there is not a subsequent outcry cases are not common against the community in which it occurred. While Deuagant is not a proven deterrent to sexual crimes, in particular, Burgundie does have a one of the lowest sexual crimes reporting rates in the Occidental world.
	Bussdaberria	1954	2039	In effect	Stipulated by the Treaty of Kartika, Bussdaberria is allowed under extraordinary circumstances to enforce the death penalty to "any-and-all henious crimes against life itself". This has conflicting interpertation, the death penalty was disused since 1961 until 1997; with the takeover of the Regency Council, most offenses depending on severity of murders over the years expanding further and further categories. It started to include rapes, drug trafficking etc. Bussdaberria currently has the highest amount of executions per year.
	Caphiria	Antiquity	2030	In effect	Capital punishment is lawful and has existed since antiquity though in modern times it has faced criticism. Today, it is reserved for the most heinous crimes: rape, murder, terrorism, treason and espionage.
	Carna	Antiquity	1957	1961
	Cartadania	Antiquity	2020	2026	The death penalty in Cartadania was first used as a punishment during the overthrow of Cartadania's first government in the Ano Roxo. It had been used throughout the years usually in extreme crimes and during upscale wars. While legal for many years, the Department of Justice had recommended it be phased out in favor of other methods in the early 2010s. Progress towards abolition had stalled in the early years of the 2020s, however, failing to make it completely to the Senate floor due to lack of interest. In 2025, however, the Supreme Court partially struck down the use of capital punishment in Cartadania as "Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority." and consequently ordered Congress and all states to comply. Consequently, as of 12:01AM local time on 1 January 2026, most usage of the death penalty has ceased, and people who were on track to be executed (a minute amount) have been returned to their normal holding. This provision, however, does not apply what is referred to colloquially as "Class 0 felonies" (e.g., genocide, use of deadly weapon in a public place like a school, or severe foreign acts of war), so the status is called into question. Despite this, the country is considered to be an abolitionist.
	Eldmora-Regulus	Antiquity	2021	In effect	The death penalty is still in effect in Eldmora-Auregulus, it's primarily reserved for cases involving violent rape, serial murder, pedophilia, treason, terrorism and systemic abuse.
	Faneria	Antiquity	2024	In effect	Death sentences in Faneria are generally reserved for cases involving murder, treason, violent rape, and occasionally the systematic abuse of dependents. While the practice of branding or tattooing felons for these crimes is far more common alongside prison time, the death penalty is still exercised on occasion for homicides, terrorism, and conspiracy against the state.
	Fiannria	Antiquity	1952	1955	While protest to the Death Penalty can be traced back to the early 20th century, it was not until after the Great War to legislative action took place nationwide to affirm every human being, even the worst among them, are indeed human and deserve the right to life.
	Hendalarsk	Antiquity	1926	Abolished in peacetime, in effect in wartime	Historical distaste towards the death penalty in Hendalarsk was only intensified by the mass atrocities perpetrated in the course of the Hendalarskara Civil War. The last civil executions in the country consequently took place in 1926, targeting key fascist rebel leaders. The country nevertheless reserves the right to implement the death penalty during wartime for particular war-related crimes (principally espionage for a foreign power and crimes against humanity) subsequent to approval by the Great Chamber, although due to Hendalarsk's largely non-aligned and non-interventionist foreign policy since the Civil War this scenario has not yet come to pass.
	Kiravia	Antiquity	2034	In effect	Capital punishment is lawful in the federal court system, most state and territorial courts, and the military justice system. Some states have abolished capital punishment - either entirely or for all ordinary crimes - while many more have discontinued capital punishment in practice, both with and without formal moratoria, but have not abolished it. Though most often handed down for (usually aggravated) murders and (in some states) aggravated rapes, it may also be used as a penalty for espionage, treason, piracy, perfidy and other military crimes, aircraft hijacking, and train derailment. A few jurisdictions, such as Kyllera, allow capital punishment for arson and horse theft. Firing squad is the standard method of execution.
	Metzetta	Antiquity	2022	In effect	Capital punishment is lawful for extreme crimes including serial murder, paedophilia, acts of terror and treason.
	Urcea	Antiquity	1976	In effect	The death penalty in Urcea has existed since antiquity. The death penalty is reserved for specific Class A felonies, but is not in functional use.
	Vithinja	Antiquity	1984	In effect