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
Algeria–people's republic; semi-presidential system18
Bahrain–constitutional monarchy21
Brunei–Islamic state; absolute monarchy; unitary state18
Cambodia–constitutional monarchy18
Comoros–federal republic–
Djibouti––18
Equatorial Guinea––18
Ethiopia–federal republic–
Federated States of Micronesia–federal republic–
Honduras–republic21
Iraq–federal republic; federation–
Italy–parliamentary republic18
Kazakhstan–presidential system–
Kosovo–parliamentary republic–
Kuwait–constitutional monarchy–
Kyrgyzstan–parliamentary republic16
Laos–communist dictatorship; people's republic18
Libya–republic–
Liechtenstein–constitutional monarchy18
Madagascar–republic–
Malawi–––
Maldives––18
Mali–––
Moldova–parliamentary republic; unitary state18
Monaco–hereditary monarchy; constitutional monarchy21
Nicaragua–republic–
Niger–––
North Korea–communist dictatorship; family dictatorship; socialist state; Juche; unitary state; one-party state; republic17
North Macedonia–parliamentary republic18
Oman–absolute monarchy18
Palestine–parliamentary republic; semi-presidential system; unitary state18
Panama–presidential system18
Saint Lucia–constitutional monarchy–
Samoa–––
San Marino–diarchy; parliamentary republic–
Senegal–presidential system18
Sierra Leone–presidential system21
Solomon Islands–––
Somalia–federal republic–
South Sudan–federal republic–
Sudan–federal republic18
Tajikistan–presidential system17
Tanzania––18
The Gambia–republic–
Togo–––
Tunisia–parliamentary republic; semi-presidential system; presidential system18
Turkmenistan–presidential system; republic16
United Kingdom–constitutional monarchy18
Zambia–representative democracy; presidential system–