Database
The death penalty in the Americas
- Countries
- 37
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 16
Countries by legal status
- Abolitionist18
- Abolitionist de facto12
- Abolitionist for ordinary crimes5
- Retentionist2
The countries most present in the archive
COUNTRY BY COUNTRY
Americas
37 COUNTRIES
- Chile
- Status
- Abolitionist for ordinary crimes
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Colombia
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Costa Rica
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Cuba
- Status
- Abolitionist de facto
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Dominica
- Status
- Abolitionist de facto
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Ecuador
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Status
- Abolitionist de facto
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Argentina
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Bahamas
- Status
- Abolitionist de facto
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Barbados
- Status
- Abolitionist de facto
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Belize
- Status
- Abolitionist de facto
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Bermuda
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Bolivia
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Brazil
- Status
- Abolitionist for ordinary crimes
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Guatemala
- Status
- Abolitionist for ordinary crimes
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Jamaica
- Status
- Abolitionist de facto
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Guyana
- Status
- Abolitionist de facto
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Haiti
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Grenada
- Status
- Abolitionist de facto
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Honduras
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Nicaragua
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Paraguay
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Peru
- Status
- Abolitionist for ordinary crimes
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Puerto Rico
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- St. Vincent & Grenadines
- Status
- Abolitionist de facto
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- Status
- Retentionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Uruguay
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Panama
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Dominican Republic
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Status
- Abolitionist de facto
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- El Salvador
- Status
- Abolitionist for ordinary crimes
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- St. Lucia
- Status
- Abolitionist de facto
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Suriname
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
- Venezuela
- Status
- Abolitionist
- EXEC.
- 0
- SENTENCES
- 0
| COUNTRY | STATUS | EXEC. | SENTENCES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abolitionist for ordinary crimes | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist de facto | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist de facto | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist de facto | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist de facto | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist de facto | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist de facto | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist for ordinary crimes | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist for ordinary crimes | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist de facto | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist de facto | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist de facto | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist for ordinary crimes | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist de facto | 02026 | 0 | |
| Retentionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist de facto | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist for ordinary crimes | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist de facto | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Abolitionist | 02026 | 0 | |
| Retentionist | 162026 | 0 | |