List of national constitutions

The following is a list of existing national constitutions by country, semi-recognized countries, and by codification. It excludes those such as the Polish Constitution of 1791 and the Spanish Constitution of 1812 (constitutions that once existed but were later repealed).

Codified constitutions (most recent, in use today)

A codified constitution is a constitution that is contained in a single document, which is the single source of constitutional law in a state. An uncodified constitution is one that is not contained in a single document, but consists of several different sources, which may be written or unwritten.

Sovereign states

StateDate ratified Word count[1]
Constitution of AfghanistanJanuary 4, 2004 10,227
Constitution of AlbaniaNovember 28, 1998 13,826
Constitution of AlgeriaSeptember 8, 1963 10,038
Constitution of AndorraFebruary 2, 1993 8,740
Constitution of AngolaJanuary 21, 2010 27,181
Constitution of Antigua and BarbudaOctober 31, 1981 38,464
Constitution of ArgentinaMay 1, 1853 12,514
Constitution of ArmeniaJuly 5, 1995 13,786
Constitution of AustraliaJanuary 1, 1901 17,318
Constitution of AustriaOctober 1, 1920 41,366
Constitution of AzerbaijanNovember 12, 1995 17,354
Constitution of The Bahamas1973 41,835
Constitution of BahrainFebruary 14, 2002 10,806
Constitution of BangladeshNovember 4, 1972 27,643
Constitution of BarbadosNovember 30, 1966 34,144
Constitution of BelarusMarch 15, 1994 13,278
Constitution of BelgiumFebruary 7, 1831 16,119
Constitution of BelizeSeptember 21, 1981 39,629
Constitution of BeninDecember 2, 1990 11,386
Constitution of BhutanJuly 18, 2008 13,632
Constitution of BoliviaFebruary 7, 2009 39,375
Constitution of Bosnia and HerzegovinaDecember 14, 1995 5,454
Constitution of BotswanaSeptember 30, 1966 30,713
Constitution of BrazilOctober 5, 1988 64,488
Constitution of Brunei1959 13,869
Constitution of BulgariaJuly 12, 1991 13,641
Constitution of Burkina FasoJune 11, 1991 10,030
Constitution of BurmaMay 29, 2008 40,492
Constitution of BurundiMarch 9, 1992 17,574
Constitution of Cambodia1993 8,936
Constitution of CameroonJanuary 18, 1996 8,444
Constitution of Cape Verde1972 32,132
Constitution of the Central African RepublicMarch 27, 2016 9,767
Constitution of ChadMarch 31, 1996 11,768
Constitution of ChileSeptember 11, 1980 25,821
Constitution of the People's Republic of ChinaDecember 4, 1982 10,960
Constitution of ColombiaJuly 4, 1991 46,902
Constitution of the ComorosDecember 23, 2001 6,185
Constitution of the Republic of the Congo2001 9,970
Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the CongoFebruary 18, 2006 19,285
Constitution of Costa RicaNovember 7, 1949 16,705
Constitution of CroatiaDecember 22, 1990 10,898
Constitution of CubaApril 10, 2019 12,893
Constitution of CyprusAugust 16, 1960 37,006
Constitution of the Czech RepublicDecember 16, 1992 14,580
Constitution of DenmarkJune 5, 1953 6,221
Constitution of DjiboutiSeptember 15, 1992 6,666
Constitution of Dominica1978 36,080
Constitution of the Dominican RepublicJanuary 26, 2010 29,710
Constitution of East TimorMay 20, 2002 15,307
Constitution of EcuadorOctober 20, 2008 54,555
Constitution of EgyptJanuary 18, 2014 22,626
Constitution of El SalvadorDecember 20, 1983 22,823
Constitution of Equatorial GuineaNovember 17, 1991 5,575
Constitution of EritreaMay 23, 1997 6,753
Constitution of EstoniaJune 28, 1992 11,344
Constitution of Eswatini2005 48,604
Constitution of EthiopiaAugust 21, 1995 13,630
Constitution of FijiSeptember 6, 2013 40,773
Constitution of FinlandMarch 1, 2000 12,640
Constitution of FranceOctober 4, 1958 10,180
Constitution of Gabon1991 11,804
Constitution of the GambiaJanuary 16, 1997 43,465
Constitution of GeorgiaAugust 24, 1995 11,490
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of GermanyMay 8, 1949 27,379
Constitution of GhanaApril 28, 1992 53,985
Constitution of GreeceJune 11, 1975 26,989
Constitution of Grenada1991 33,737
Constitution of GuatemalaJanuary 14, 1986 28,692
Constitution of GuineaMay 7, 2010 12,707
Constitution of Guinea-BissauMay 6, 1984 7,820
Constitution of GuyanaOctober 6, 1980 46,221
Constitution of HaitiJune 20, 2012 18,488
Constitution of HondurasJanuary 20, 1982 23,434
Constitution of HungaryApril 18, 2011 15,247
Constitution of IcelandJune 17, 1944 4,089
Constitution of IndiaNovember 26, 1949 146,385
Constitution of IndonesiaAugust 18, 1945 5,915
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of IranDecember 3, 1979 16,179
Constitution of IraqOctober 15, 2005 11,550
Constitution of IrelandDecember 29, 1937 16,007
Constitution of ItalyDecember 22, 1947 11,708
Constitution of Ivory CoastNovember 8, 2016 7,897
Constitution of JamaicaJanuary 1, 1962 38,048
Constitution of JapanFebruary 11, 1889 4,998
Constitution of JordanJanuary 11, 1952 10,239
Constitution of KazakhstanAugust 30, 1995 13,482
Constitution of KenyaAugust 27, 2010 48,818
Constitution of Kiribati1979 26,080
Constitution of North KoreaDecember 25, 1972 7,364
Constitution of South KoreaJuly 17, 1948 9,059
Constitution of KuwaitNovember 11, 1962 8,197
Constitution of KyrgyzstanJune 27, 2010 14,327
Constitution of LaosAugust 14, 1991 4,820
Constitution of LatviaNovember 7, 1922 4,917
Constitution of LebanonMay 23, 1926 6,296
Constitution of Lesotho1993 45,532
Constitution of LiberiaJanuary 6, 1986 11,667
Constitution of LiechtensteinOctober 5, 1921 9,513
Constitution of LithuaniaOctober 25, 1992 12,214
Constitution of LuxembourgJanuary 1, 1842 5,601
Libyan interim Constitutional DeclarationAugust 3, 2011 Not documented by source
Constitution of MadagascarNovember 14, 2010 15,759
Constitution of MalawiMay 16, 1994 33,422
Constitution of MalaysiaAugust 27, 1957 64,080
Constitution of the MaldivesAugust 7, 2008 23,991
Constitution of MaliJanuary 12, 1992 7,503
Constitution of MaltaSeptember 21, 1964 31,820
Constitution of the Marshall Islands1979 21,429
Constitution of MauritaniaJuly 12, 1991 6,997
Constitution of MauritiusMarch 12, 1968 37,320
Constitution of MexicoFebruary 5, 1917 57,087
Constitution of the Federated States of MicronesiaOctober 1, 1978 5,271
Constitution of MoldovaJuly 29, 1994 12,818
Constitution of MonacoDecember 17, 1962 3,814
Constitution of MongoliaJanuary 13, 1992 8,250
Constitution of MontenegroOctober 19, 2007 11,572
Constitution of MoroccoDecember 14, 1962 15,897
Constitution of MozambiqueDecember 21, 2004 24,171
Constitution of NamibiaFebruary 9, 1990 24,198
Constitution of NauruJanuary 31, 1968 13,714
Constitution of NepalSeptember 20, 2015 32,753
Constitution of the Netherlands[2]August 24, 1815[3] 8,739
Constitution of NicaraguaJanuary 1, 1987 20,535
Constitution of NigerNovember 25, 2010 14,806
Constitution of NigeriaMay 29, 1999 66,263
Constitution of North MacedoniaNovember 17, 1991 13,486
Constitution of NorwayMay 17, 1814 7,307
Basic Statute of OmanNovember 6, 1996[4] 7,233
Constitution of PakistanAugust 14, 1973 56,240
Constitution of PalauJuly 9, 1980 Not documented by source
Constitution of PanamaOctober 11, 1972 26,097
Constitution of Papua New GuineaSeptember 16, 1975 58,490
Constitution of ParaguayJune 20, 1992 25,461
Constitution of PeruDecember 31, 1993 19,216
Constitution of the PhilippinesFebruary 2, 1987 21,954
Constitution of PolandApril 2, 1997 19,602
Constitution of PortugalApril 25, 1976 35,219
Constitution of QatarApril 9, 2004 6,848
Constitution of RomaniaNovember 21, 1991 14,663
Constitution of RussiaDecember 12, 1993 12,908
Constitution of RwandaMay 26, 2003 16,940
Constitution of Saint Kitts and NevisJune 23, 1983 49,643
Constitution of Saint Lucia1978 38,271
Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1979 Not documented by source
Constitution of SamoaOctober 28, 1960 19,611
Constitution of São Tomé and PríncipeNovember 5, 1975 7,988
Basic Law of Saudi ArabiaMarch 1, 1992 6,335
Constitution of SenegalJanuary 1, 2001 10,866
Constitution of SerbiaNovember 8, 2006 19,891
Constitution of Seychelles1993 39,729
Constitution of Sierra Leone1996 44,636
Constitution of SingaporeAugust 9, 1965 40,076
Constitution of SlovakiaOctober 1, 1992 18,402
Constitution of SloveniaDecember 23, 1991 11,406
Constitution of Solomon IslandsMay 31, 1978 31,826
Constitution of SomaliaAugust 1, 2012 19,823
Constitution of South AfricaFebruary 4, 1997 43,062
Constitution of South SudanJuly 9, 2011 27,191
Constitution of SpainDecember 6, 1978 17,608
Constitution of Sri LankaSeptember 7, 1978 40,085
Constitution of SudanJuly 9, 2005 26,644
Constitution of SurinameSeptember 30, 1987 12,488
Swiss Federal ConstitutionApril 18, 1999 16,484
Constitution of SyriaFebruary 27, 2012 8,154
Constitution of TajikistanNovember 6, 1994 7,917
Constitution of TanzaniaApril 25, 1977 35,651
Constitution of ThailandApril 6, 2017 7,683
Constitution of TogoOctober 14, 1992 10,252
Constitution of TongaNovember 4, 1875 10,192
Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago[5]March 29, 1976 32,567
Constitution of TunisiaJanuary 26, 2014 9,508
Constitution of TurkeyNovember 7, 1982 29,727
Constitution of TurkmenistanMay 18, 1992 5,735
Constitution of Tuvalu1986 34,801
Constitution of UgandaOctober 8, 1995 49,448
Constitution of UkraineJune 28, 1996 19,299
Constitution of the United StatesJune 21, 1788 7,762
Constitution of the United Arab EmiratesDecember 2, 1971 11,557
Constitution of UruguayFebruary 15, 1967 29,911
Constitution of UzbekistanDecember 8, 1992 7,941
Constitution of VanuatuJuly 30, 1980 8,425
Fundamental Law of Vatican City StateNovember 26, 2000 Not documented by source
Constitution of VenezuelaDecember 20, 1999 37,344
Constitution of the Socialist Republic of VietnamNovember 28, 2013 11,344
Constitution of YemenMay 16, 1991 Not documented by source
Constitution of Zambia1991 30,696
Constitution of ZimbabweMay 9, 2013 55,883

Unrecognized and partially recognized countries

CountryDate
Constitution of AbkhaziaOctober 3, 1999
Constitution of ArtsakhDecember 10, 2006
Constitution of the Republic of ChinaDecember 25, 1947
Constitution of KosovoJune 15, 2008
Constitution of Northern CyprusMay 5, 1985
Palestinian National CovenantMay 28, 1964
Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicAugust 1976
Constitution of SomalilandMay 31, 2001
Constitution of South OssetiaApril 8, 2001
Constitution of TransnistriaJanuary 17, 1996

Dependent territories

TerritoryDate
Constitution of American SamoaOctober 17, 1960
Constitution of ArubaJanuary 1, 1986
Constitution of the British Virgin IslandsJune 15, 2007
Constitution of CuraçaoOctober 10, 2010
Constitution of the Falkland IslandsJanuary 1, 2009
Constitution of GibraltarJanuary 2, 2007
Hong Kong Basic LawApril 4, 1990
Macau Basic LawDecember 20, 1999
Niue Constitution ActOctober 19, 1974
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth ConstitutionJanuary 1, 1978
Constitution of Puerto RicoJuly 25, 1952
Constitution of Sint MaartenOctober 10, 2010
Constitution of the Turks and Caicos IslandsOctober 15, 2012

Uncodified constitutions

An uncodified constitution is one where not all elements are written into law: typically some elements, such as constitutional conventions, are not written into law, although such elements are almost always written down (perhaps across multiple documents and/or publications), although written in documents that are not enforceable in law. Approximate dates have been listed below based on fundamental founding documents on governance of the respective countries.

Constitutions of former countries

See also

References

  1. "Constitution Rankings". Comparative Constitutions Project. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. Subordinated to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
  3. "Grondwet - Militair Rechtelijk Tijdschrift". puc.overheid.nl. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. "Basic Statute of the State" (PDF). Royal Decree 101/96. Ministry of Legal Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  5. "Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Act" (PDF). Organization of American States. December 31, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  6. "Oldest Constitutions Still Being Used Today". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
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