Capital punishment laws by nation

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a practice which is intended to kill a person as punishment for crimes they have committed, otherwise known as an execution. It is mostly carried out for the most egregious offenses such as murder and treason, though laws vary by country historically. Common methods include death by firing squad, lethal injection, stoning, and the electric chair. In the modern world, many national governments now view these practices as inhumane, and a significant number of nations have severely limited the extent of the death penalty or outlawed it altogether.

Summary of legality by nation

Nation	Legality	Murder	Treason	Espionage	Rape	Child sexual abuse	Drug trafficking	Grand larceny	Homosexuality	Petty crimes	Notes

Methods

For those nations in which capital punishment is legal, a variety of methods are practiced. The following is a summary table of the practices which those nations use.

Nation	Lethal injection	Gas inhalation or asphyxiation	Firing squad	Electric chair	Hanging	Stoning	Beheading	Other	Notes