Following is a list of countries that abolished or retained the death penalty.
Source: Amnesty International, 29 March 2001
Abolitionist for all crimes
Countries that abolished by law the death penalty for any crime.
Andorra, Angola, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cote D'ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Estonia,
Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea-Bissau,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia
(Former Yugoslav Republic), Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius,
Micronesia (Federated States), Moldova, Monaco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway,
Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San
Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom,
Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City state, Venezuela
Abolitionist for ordinary crimes only
Countries that abolished by law the death penalty for ordinary crimes (such as murder). The death penalty is sought for exceptional crimes, such as crimes under military law (e.g. treason), or under exceptional circumstances.
Albania, Argentina, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Cook
Islands, Cyprus, El Salvador, Fiji, Israel, Latvia, Mexico,
Peru
Abolitionist in practice
Countries that retain the death penalty for ordinary crimes, but have not executed anyone during the past ten years, and are believed not to carry out any executions. This list also includes countries that made an international commitment not to use the death penalty.
Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Central African
Republic, Congo (Republic), Gambia, Grenada, Madagascar,
Maldives, Mali, Nauru, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Samoa,
Senegal, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Togo, Tonga, Turkey
Retentionists
Countries that retain the death penalty for ordinary crimes.
Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahamas,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin,
Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros,
Congo (Democratic Republic), Cuba, Dominica, Egypt, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kazakstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia,
Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria, North
Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Authority, Philippines,
Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Christopher & Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Sierra
Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Korea, Sudan, Swaziland,
Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States of
America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia (Federal
Republic), Zambia, Zimbabwe