Law Compare

How do countries' laws differ?

Pick two or three countries above to compare their legal system, constitution, courts and key legal ages side by side. 196 countries.

All Civil law 65Not listed 49Common law 25Other / see summary 12Common law + Civil law 8Civil law + Islamic law 8Common law + Islamic law 6Islamic law 5Civil law + Socialist law 5Common law + Civil law + Customary law 4Customary law 2Civil law + Customary law 2Common law + Customary law 1Common law + Civil law + Religious law 1Common law + Civil law + Islamic law 1Civil law + Religious law 1Civil law + Islamic law + Customary law 1

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CountryLegal systemGovernmentAge of majority
AlbaniaCivil lawparliamentary system18
AngolaCivil lawpresidential system; republic18
ArgentinaCivil lawfederal republic18
ArmeniaCivil lawunitary state; parliamentary system; republic18
AustriaCivil lawfederal parliamentary republic; semi-presidential system; republic18
BelarusCivil lawpresidential system; republic18
BelgiumCivil lawfederation18
BeninCivil lawrepublic–
BoliviaCivil lawparliamentary republic; republic18
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCivil lawfederal parliamentary republic18
BulgariaCivil lawparliamentary republic18
Burkina FasoCivil lawmilitary junta; republic–
BurundiCivil lawrepresentative democracy; presidential system21
Cape VerdeCivil lawparliamentary republic–
Central African RepublicCivil law––
ChadCivil law––
ChileCivil lawdemocratic republic18
ColombiaCivil lawrepublic18
Costa RicaCivil law––
Democratic Republic of the CongoCivil lawrepublic–
Dominican RepublicCivil law–18
EcuadorCivil lawpresidential system; republic18
EstoniaCivil lawparliamentary republic18
FranceCivil lawsemi-presidential system18
GabonCivil lawpresidential system18
GeorgiaCivil lawparliamentary republic; unitary state; semi-presidential system; presidential system–
GermanyCivil lawfederal parliamentary republic18
GreeceCivil lawparliamentary republic18
GuatemalaCivil lawrepresentative democracy; presidential system18
Guinea-BissauCivil law––
HaitiCivil law––
HungaryCivil lawparliamentary republic18
Ivory CoastCivil lawrepublic21
Kingdom of the NetherlandsCivil lawconstitutional monarchy–
LatviaCivil lawparliamentary republic; republic18
LebanonCivil lawparliamentary republic18
LithuaniaCivil lawparliamentary republic; semi-presidential system18
LuxembourgCivil lawconstitutional monarchy18
MexicoCivil lawdemocratic republic; constitutional republic; federal republic; presidential system; empire18
MongoliaCivil lawparliamentary system–
MontenegroCivil lawrepublic–
MozambiqueCivil law–18
NorwayCivil lawrepresentative democracy; unitary state; parliamentary system; constitutional monarchy18
ParaguayCivil law–18
PeruCivil lawpresidential system18
PolandCivil lawunitary state; semi-presidential system; parliamentary system18
PortugalCivil lawrepublic18
Republic of the CongoCivil lawparliamentary republic18
RomaniaCivil lawunitary state; semi-presidential system18
SerbiaCivil lawparliamentary republic18
SloveniaCivil lawdemocratic republic18
South KoreaCivil lawpresidential system; republic19
SpainCivil lawparliamentary monarchy18
SurinameCivil lawrepublic–
SwedenCivil lawrepresentative democracy; constitutional monarchy18
SwitzerlandCivil lawdirectorial system; federal republic20
São Tomé and PríncipeCivil law––
TaiwanCivil lawdemocratic republic; constitutional republic; semi-presidential system; democracy18
Timor-LesteCivil lawunitary state; semi-presidential system; republic–
TurkeyCivil lawunitary state; presidential system30
UkraineCivil lawsemi-presidential system18
UruguayCivil lawparticipatory democracy; presidential system; republic18
UzbekistanCivil lawpresidential system16
VenezuelaCivil lawfederal republic; presidential system18
VietnamCivil lawunitary state; one-party state; republic18