List of national constitutions

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 ratified Word count[1]
Afghanistan None (see Constitution of Afghanistan)August 15, 2021 —
Albania Constitution of AlbaniaNovember 28, 1998 13,826
Algeria Constitution of AlgeriaDecember 8, 1996 10,038
Andorra Constitution of AndorraFebruary 2, 1993 8,740
Angola Constitution of AngolaJanuary 21, 2010 27,181
Antigua and Barbuda Constitution of Antigua and BarbudaOctober 31, 1981 38,464
Argentina Constitution of ArgentinaMay 1, 1853 12,514
Armenia Constitution of ArmeniaJuly 5, 1995 13,786
Australia Constitution of AustraliaJanuary 1, 1901 17,318
Austria Constitution of AustriaOctober 1, 1920 41,366
Azerbaijan Constitution of AzerbaijanNovember 12, 1995 17,354
The Bahamas Constitution of the Bahamas1973 41,835
Bahrain Constitution of BahrainFebruary 14, 2002 10,806
Bangladesh Constitution of BangladeshNovember 4, 1972 27,643
Barbados Constitution of BarbadosNovember 30, 1966 34,144
Belarus Constitution of BelarusMarch 15, 1994 13,278
Belgium Constitution of BelgiumFebruary 7, 1831 16,119
Belize Constitution of BelizeSeptember 21, 1981 39,629
Benin Constitution of BeninDecember 2, 1990 11,386
Bhutan Constitution of BhutanJuly 18, 2008 13,632
Bolivia Constitution of BoliviaFebruary 7, 2009 39,375
Bosnia and Herzegovina Constitution of Bosnia and HerzegovinaDecember 14, 1995 5,454
Botswana Constitution of BotswanaSeptember 30, 1966 30,713
Brazil Constitution of BrazilOctober 5, 1988 64,488
Brunei Constitution of Brunei1959 13,869
Bulgaria Constitution of BulgariaJuly 12, 1991 13,641
Burkina Faso Constitution of Burkina FasoJune 11, 1991 10,030
Myanmar Constitution of MyanmarMay 29, 2008 40,492
Burundi Constitution of BurundiMarch 9, 1992 17,574
Cambodia Constitution of Cambodia1993 8,936
Cameroon Constitution of CameroonJanuary 18, 1996 8,444
Cape Verde Constitution of Cape Verde1992 32,132
Central African Republic Constitution of the Central African RepublicMarch 27, 2016 9,767
Chad Constitution of ChadMarch 31, 1996 11,768
Chile Constitution of ChileSeptember 11, 1980 25,821
China Constitution of the People's Republic of ChinaDecember 4, 1982 10,960
Colombia Constitution of ColombiaJuly 4, 1991 46,902
Comoros Constitution of the ComorosDecember 23, 2001 6,185
Republic of the Congo Constitution of the Republic of the Congo2001 9,970
Democratic Republic of the Congo Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the CongoFebruary 18, 2006 19,285
Costa Rica Constitution of Costa RicaNovember 7, 1949 16,705
Croatia Constitution of CroatiaDecember 22, 1990 10,898
Cuba Constitution of CubaApril 10, 2019 12,893
Cyprus Constitution of CyprusAugust 16, 1960 37,006
Czech Republic Constitution of the Czech RepublicDecember 16, 1992 14,580
Denmark Constitution of DenmarkMay 25, 1849 6,221
Djibouti Constitution of DjiboutiSeptember 15, 1992 6,666
Dominica Constitution of Dominica1978 36,080
Dominican Republic Constitution of the Dominican RepublicJanuary 26, 2010 29,710
East Timor Constitution of East TimorMay 20, 2002 15,307
Ecuador Constitution of EcuadorOctober 20, 2008 54,555
Egypt Constitution of EgyptJanuary 18, 2014 22,626
El Salvador Constitution of El SalvadorDecember 20, 1983 22,823
Equatorial Guinea Constitution of Equatorial GuineaNovember 17, 1991 5,575
Eritrea Constitution of EritreaMay 23, 1997 6,753
Estonia Constitution of EstoniaJune 28, 1992 11,344
Eswatini Constitution of Eswatini2005 48,604
Ethiopia Constitution of EthiopiaAugust 21, 1995 13,630
Fiji Constitution of FijiSeptember 6, 2013 40,773
Finland Constitution of FinlandMarch 1, 2000 12,640
France Constitution of FranceOctober 4, 1958 10,180
Gabon Constitution of Gabon1991 11,804
The Gambia Constitution of the GambiaJanuary 16, 1997 43,465
Georgia (country) Constitution of GeorgiaAugust 24, 1995 11,490
Germany Basic Law for the Federal Republic of GermanyMay 8, 1949 27,379
Ghana Constitution of GhanaApril 28, 1992 53,985
Greece Constitution of GreeceJune 11, 1975 26,989
Grenada Constitution of Grenada1991 33,737
Guatemala Constitution of GuatemalaJanuary 14, 1986 28,692
Guinea Constitution of GuineaMay 7, 2010 12,707
Guinea-Bissau Constitution of Guinea-BissauMay 6, 1984 7,820
Guyana Constitution of GuyanaOctober 6, 1980 46,221
Haiti Constitution of HaitiJune 20, 2012 18,488
Honduras Constitution of HondurasJanuary 20, 1982 23,434
Hungary Constitution of HungaryApril 18, 2011 15,247
Iceland Constitution of IcelandJune 17, 1944 4,089
India Constitution of IndiaNovember 26, 1949 146,385
Indonesia Constitution of IndonesiaAugust 18, 1945 5,915
Iran Constitution of the Islamic Republic of IranDecember 3, 1979 16,179
Iraq Constitution of IraqOctober 15, 2005 11,550
Republic of Ireland Constitution of IrelandDecember 29, 1937 16,007
Italy Constitution of ItalyDecember 22, 1947 11,708
Ivory Coast Constitution of Ivory CoastNovember 8, 2016 7,897
Jamaica Constitution of JamaicaJanuary 1, 1962 38,048
Japan Constitution of Japan[lower-alpha 1]February 11, 1889 4,998
Jordan Constitution of JordanJanuary 11, 1952 10,239
Kazakhstan Constitution of KazakhstanAugust 30, 1995 13,482
Kenya Constitution of KenyaAugust 27, 2010 48,818
Kiribati Constitution of Kiribati1979 26,080
North Korea Constitution of North KoreaDecember 25, 1972 7,364
South Korea Constitution of South KoreaJuly 17, 1948 9,059
Kuwait Constitution of KuwaitNovember 11, 1962 8,197
Kyrgyzstan Constitution of KyrgyzstanJune 27, 2010 14,327
Laos Constitution of LaosAugust 14, 1991 4,820
Latvia Constitution of LatviaNovember 7, 1922 4,917
Lebanon Constitution of LebanonMay 23, 1926 6,296
Lesotho Constitution of Lesotho1993 45,532
Liberia Constitution of LiberiaJanuary 6, 1986 11,667
Liechtenstein Constitution of LiechtensteinOctober 5, 1921 9,513
Lithuania Constitution of LithuaniaOctober 25, 1992 12,214
Luxembourg Constitution of LuxembourgOctober 17, 1868 5,601
Libya Libyan interim Constitutional DeclarationAugust 3, 2011 Not documented by source
Madagascar Constitution of MadagascarNovember 14, 2010 15,759
Malawi Constitution of MalawiMay 16, 1994 33,422
Malaysia Constitution of MalaysiaAugust 27, 1957 64,080
Maldives Constitution of the MaldivesAugust 7, 2008 23,991
Mali Constitution of MaliJanuary 12, 1992 7,503
Malta Constitution of MaltaSeptember 21, 1964 31,820
Marshall Islands Constitution of the Marshall Islands1979 21,429
Mauritania Constitution of MauritaniaJuly 12, 1991 6,997
Mauritius Constitution of MauritiusMarch 12, 1968 37,320
Mexico Constitution of MexicoFebruary 5, 1917 57,087
Federated States of Micronesia Constitution of the Federated States of MicronesiaOctober 1, 1978 5,271
Moldova Constitution of MoldovaJuly 29, 1994 12,818
Monaco Constitution of MonacoDecember 17, 1962 3,814
Mongolia Constitution of MongoliaJanuary 13, 1992 8,250
Montenegro Constitution of MontenegroOctober 19, 2007 11,572
Morocco Constitution of MoroccoDecember 14, 1962 15,897
Mozambique Constitution of MozambiqueDecember 21, 2004 24,171
Namibia Constitution of NamibiaFebruary 9, 1990 24,198
Nauru Constitution of NauruJanuary 31, 1968 13,714
Nepal Constitution of NepalSeptember 20, 2015 32,753
Netherlands Constitution of the Netherlands[lower-alpha 2][2]August 24, 1815[3] 8,739
Nicaragua Constitution of NicaraguaJanuary 1, 1987 20,535
Niger Constitution of NigerNovember 25, 2010 14,806
Nigeria Constitution of NigeriaMay 29, 1999 66,263
North Macedonia Constitution of North MacedoniaNovember 17, 1991 13,486
Norway Constitution of NorwayMay 17, 1814 7,307
Oman Basic Statute of OmanNovember 6, 1996[4] 7,233
Pakistan Constitution of PakistanAugust 14, 1973 56,240
Palau Constitution of PalauJuly 9, 1980 Not documented by source
State of Palestine Palestinian National CovenantMay 28, 1964 Not documented by source
Panama Constitution of PanamaOctober 11, 1972 26,097
Papua New Guinea Constitution of Papua New GuineaSeptember 16, 1975 58,490
Paraguay Constitution of ParaguayJune 20, 1992 25,461
Peru Constitution of PeruDecember 31, 1993 19,216
Philippines Constitution of the PhilippinesFebruary 2, 1987 21,954
Poland Constitution of PolandApril 2, 1997 19,602
Portugal Constitution of PortugalApril 25, 1976 35,219
Qatar Constitution of QatarApril 9, 2004 6,848
Romania Constitution of RomaniaNovember 21, 1991 14,663
Russia Constitution of RussiaDecember 12, 1993 12,908
Rwanda Constitution of RwandaMay 26, 2003 16,940
Saint Kitts and Nevis Constitution of Saint Kitts and NevisJune 23, 1983 49,643
Saint Lucia Constitution of Saint Lucia1978 38,271
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1979 Not documented by source
Samoa Constitution of SamoaOctober 28, 1960 19,611
São Tomé and Príncipe Constitution of São Tomé and PríncipeNovember 5, 1975 7,988
Saudi Arabia Basic Law of Saudi ArabiaMarch 1, 1992 6,335
Senegal Constitution of SenegalJanuary 1, 2001 10,866
Serbia Constitution of SerbiaNovember 8, 2006 19,891
Seychelles Constitution of Seychelles1993 39,729
Sierra Leone Constitution of Sierra Leone1996 44,636
Singapore Constitution of SingaporeAugust 9, 1965 40,076
Slovakia Constitution of SlovakiaOctober 1, 1992 18,402
Slovenia Constitution of SloveniaDecember 23, 1991 11,406
Solomon Islands Constitution of Solomon IslandsMay 31, 1978 31,826
Somalia Constitution of SomaliaAugust 1, 2012 19,823
South Africa Constitution of South AfricaFebruary 4, 1997 43,062
South Sudan Constitution of South SudanJuly 9, 2011 27,191
Spain Constitution of SpainDecember 6, 1978 17,608
Sri Lanka Constitution of Sri LankaSeptember 7, 1978 40,085
Sudan Constitution of SudanAugust 4, 2019 —
Suriname Constitution of SurinameSeptember 30, 1987 12,488
Switzerland Swiss Federal ConstitutionApril 18, 1999 16,484
Syria Constitution of SyriaFebruary 27, 2012 8,154
Tajikistan Constitution of TajikistanNovember 6, 1994 7,917
Tanzania Constitution of TanzaniaApril 25, 1977 35,651
Thailand Constitution of ThailandApril 6, 2017 7,683
Togo Constitution of TogoOctober 14, 1992 10,252
Tonga Constitution of TongaNovember 4, 1875 10,192
Trinidad and Tobago Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago[5]March 29, 1976 32,567
Tunisia Constitution of TunisiaJanuary 26, 2014 9,508
Turkey Constitution of TurkeyNovember 7, 1982 29,727
Turkmenistan Constitution of TurkmenistanMay 18, 1992 5,735
Tuvalu Constitution of Tuvalu1986 34,801
Uganda Constitution of UgandaOctober 8, 1995 49,448
Ukraine Constitution of UkraineJune 28, 1996 19,299
United States Constitution of the United StatesJune 21, 1788 7,762
United Arab Emirates Constitution of the United Arab EmiratesDecember 2, 1971 11,557
Uruguay Constitution of UruguayJuly 18, 1830 29,911
Uzbekistan Constitution of UzbekistanDecember 8, 1992 7,941
Vanuatu Constitution of VanuatuJuly 30, 1980 8,425
Vatican City Fundamental Law of Vatican City StateNovember 26, 2000 Not documented by source
Venezuela Constitution of VenezuelaDecember 20, 1999 37,344
Vietnam Constitution of the Socialist Republic of VietnamNovember 28, 2013 11,344
Yemen Constitution of YemenMay 16, 1991 Not documented by source
Zambia Constitution of Zambia2016 30,696
Zimbabwe Constitution of ZimbabweMay 9, 2013 55,883

Unrecognized and partially recognized countries
CountryDate
Abkhazia Constitution of AbkhaziaOctober 3, 1999
Taiwan Constitution of the Republic of China December 25, 1947
(amended May 1, 1991)
Kosovo Constitution of KosovoJune 15, 2008
Northern Cyprus Constitution of Northern CyprusMay 5, 1985
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicAugust 1976
Somaliland Constitution of SomalilandMay 31, 2001
South Ossetia Constitution of South OssetiaApril 8, 2001
Transnistria Constitution of TransnistriaJanuary 17, 1996

Dependent territories
TerritoryDate
American Samoa Constitution of American SamoaOctober 17, 1960
Aruba Constitution of ArubaJanuary 1, 1986
British Virgin Islands Constitution of the British Virgin IslandsJune 15, 2007
Curaçao Constitution of CuraçaoOctober 10, 2010
Falkland Islands Constitution of the Falkland IslandsJanuary 1, 2009
Gibraltar Constitution of GibraltarJanuary 2, 2007
Hong Kong Hong Kong Basic LawApril 4, 1990
Macau Macau Basic LawMarch 31, 1993
Niue Niue Constitution ActOctober 19, 1974
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth ConstitutionJanuary 1, 1978
Puerto Rico Constitution of Puerto RicoJuly 25, 1952
Sint Maarten Constitution of Sint MaartenOctober 10, 2010
Turks and Caicos Islands 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. 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

  • Constitution of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1964)
  • Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004)

Brazil

  • Constitution of the Empire of Brazil (1824)
  • Constitution of the Republic of the United States of Brazil (1891)
  • Constitution of the Republic of the United States of Brazil (1934)
  • Brazilian Constitution of 1937
  • Brazilian Constitution of 1946
  • Brazilian Constitution of 1967

Bulgaria

China

Colombia

Cuba

Czechoslovakia

Egypt

  • Provisional constitution of 1953
  • Constitution of Egypt (1956)
  • Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Republic (1958)
  • Constitutional Proclamation (1962)
  • Constitution of United Arab Republic (1964)
  • Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt (1971)
  • Provisional Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt (2011)
  • Constitution of Egypt (2012)

France

Germany

Hawaii

Iran

Italy

  • Corsican Constitution
  • Constitution of the Cisalpine Republic (1797)
  • Constitution of the Cisalpine Republic (1798)
  • Constitution of the Cisalpine Republic (1801)
  • Constitution of the Napoleonic Italian Republic
  • Constitution of the Napoleonic Italian Kingdom
  • Statuto Albertino

Mexico

Poland

Portugal

  • Portuguese Constitution of 1822
  • Portuguese Constitution of 1826
  • Portuguese Constitution of 1838
  • Portuguese Constitution of 1911
  • Portuguese Constitution of 1933

Russia

South Africa

Turkey

United States

Yugoslavia

Other States

See also

Notes
  1. In 1947 the constitution was almost entirely rewritten.
  2. In 1983 the constitution was almost entirely rewritten.

References
Wikisource has original works on the topic: Constitutional documents
  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. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
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