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 ratifiedWord count
None dts|August 15, 2021n/asort|Alban|

Dependent territories

TerritoryDate
Constitution of American Samoadts|October 17, 1960sort|Anguilla|

Uncodified constitutions

An uncodified constitution is one where not all elements are written, typically with strong reliance on oral constitutional convention. A constitution that relies more upon oral convention than written documents is called an oral constitution. Many oral conventions are codified in statutes or regulations, or documented in court decisions, making them undoubtedly enforceable. All constitutions rely to some degree upon oral convention and interpretation because it is not possible to reduce everything to writing. Dates have been listed below are for fundamental founding documents on governance of the respective countries.

Former constitutions

Afghanistan
Brazil
Bulgaria
Chile
China
Colombia
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
Ethiopia
France
Germany
Greece
Hawaii
India
  • Government of India Act,1919
  • Government of India Act,1935
Iran
Italy
Mexico
Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Syria
South Africa
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
Yugoslavia
Other States