List of national constitutions explained

The following is a list of national constitutions by country, semi-recognized countries, and by codification.

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 (UN member and observer states)

StateDate ratifiedWord count[1]
13,826
10,038
8,740
27,181
38,464
12,514
13,786
17,318
41,366
17,354
41,835
10,806
27,643
34,144
13,278
16,119
39,629
11,386
13,632
39,375
5,454
30,713
64,488
13,869
13,641
10,030
40,492
17,574
8,936
8,444
32,132
9,767
11,768
25,821
10,960
46,902
6,185
9,970
19,285
16,705
10,898
12,893
37,006
14,580
6,221
6,666
36,080
29,710
15,307
54,555
22,626
22,823
5,575
6,753
11,344
48,604
13,630
40,773
12,640
10,180
11,804
43,465
11,490
27,379
53,985
26,989
33,737
28,692
12,707
7,820
46,221
18,488
23,434
15,247
4,089
146,385
5,915
16,179
11,550
16,007
11,708
7,897
38,048
4,998
10,239
13,482
48,818
26,080
7,364
9,059
8,197
14,327
4,820
4,917
6,296
45,532
11,667
9,513
12,214
5,601
Not documented by source
15,759
33,422
64,080
23,991
7,503
31,820
21,429
6,997
37,320
57,087
5,271
12,818
3,814
8,250
11,572
15,897
24,171
24,198
13,714
32,753
[2] 8,739
20,535
14,806
66,263
13,486
7,307
[3] 7,233
56,240
Not documented by source
Not documented by source
26,097
58,490
25,461
19,216
21,954
19,602
35,219
6,848
14,663
12,908
16,940
Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis49,643
38,271
Not documented by source
19,611
7,988
6,335
10,866
19,891
39,729
44,636
40,076
18,402
11,406
31,826
19,823
43,062
27,191
17,608
40,085
12,488
16,484
8,154
7,917
35,651
7,683
10,252
10,192
32,567
9,508
29,727
5,735
34,801
49,448
19,299
7,762
11,557
29,911
7,941
8,425
Not documented by source
37,344
11,344
Not documented by source
201630,696
55,883

Dependent territories

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. Such elements are almost always written down somewhere (perhaps across multiple documents and/or publications), however 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.

Former constitutions

Afghanistan

Brazil

Bulgaria

China

Colombia

Cuba

Czechoslovakia

Egypt

France

Germany

Hawaii

Iran

Italy

Mexico

Poland

Portugal

Russia

South Africa

Turkey

United States

Yugoslavia

Other States

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constitution Rankings . Comparative Constitutions Project . en-US . 2020-04-05.
  2. Web site: Grondwet - Militair Rechtelijk Tijdschrift. 2020-06-02. puc.overheid.nl.
  3. Web site: Basic Statute of the State . Royal Decree 101/96 . . 18 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130723131521/http://mola.gov.om/Nen.pdf . 23 July 2013.
  4. Web site: Oldest Constitutions Still Being Used Today . WorldAtlas . 25 April 2017 . en . 2019-05-13.

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