12 January 2017 :

At least 4,106 executions were carried out in 22 Countries and territories in 2013.

China: at least 3,000

Iran: at least 687

Iraq: at least 172

Saudi Arabia: at least 78

United States: 39

Somalia: at least 27

Sudan: at least 21

North Korea: at least 17

Yemen: at least 13

Vietnam: at least 8

Japan: 8

Taiwan*: 6

Indonesia: 5

Kuwait: 5

South Sudan: at least 4

Nigeria: 4

Malaysia: 3

Palestine (Gaza Strip)*: at least 3

Afghanistan: 2

Bangladesh: 2

Botswana: 1

India: 1

In 2013 and the first six months of 2014, no executions were reported in 2 Countries – Gambia and Pakistan – that carried out executions in 2012.

On the other hand, 8 Countries resumed executions: Indonesia (5), Kuwait (5), Malaysia (3), Nigeria (4) and Vietnam (at least 8) in 2013; Belarus (2), United Arab Emirates (1) and Egypt (at least 8) in 2014.

It could not be confirmed if judicial executions took place in Syria in 2013 and the first six months of 2014.

Source: Hands Off Cain

In bold: liberal democracies1 (6) that carried out executions (60) in 2013

In italics:changes in 2013 (5) with regard to 2012

* Non-UN member States

1 The classification “liberal democracy” is based on the rigorous analytic standards employed by Freedom House in its Freedom in the World 2013 report on the state of political rights and civil liberties around the world (www.freedomhouse.org).