There are many different constitutions, but they all have one thing in common: they establish the structure and principles of government and rule. This is how many nations’ rules work, and they might be in the form of a written constitution or an unwritten one.
Anarchy would ensue if a state’s regulations were not in place. The constitution must address basic issues like the allocation and use of power.
In addition to the aforementioned, countries with constitutions include those in the following list: Afghanistan (Albania), Algeria (Algeria), Argentina (Armenia), Andorra (Andorra), Angola (Angola), Bahamas (Benin), Bolivia (Bolivia), Botswana (Cameroon), Chad (Chad), Chile (China), Cuba (Denmark), Djibouti (Egypt), Fiji (Finland), France.

A Constitution’s Topics of Discussion
A country’s legal, political, and social characteristics are all addressed in its constitution. The legislative process, judicial independence and human rights protection, Supreme Court’s jurisdiction to nullify legislation, and how to modify the constitution are all part of the legal component.
This text focuses on political topics such as the government’s governance, division, and separation of authority between the three branches of government, as well as the election process. Several societal goals are outlined in the expected constitution of its residents.
Types of Constitution
It is possible to codify or uncodified a constitution. A codified constitution has been reduced to a single text due to significant political upheaval. The validity of a constitution is closely linked to the process by which it was adopted, and many nations with codified constitutions have a high rate of constitutional change.
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They do, however, establish the supremacy of the constitution above ordinary statutes. A court can find legal legislation illegal if it conflicts with the codified constitution.
Conventions, precedents, and a wide range of legal instruments and legislation may be found in an uncodified constitution. The government, courts, legal experts, or government committees may get insight into this kind of constitution.
A constitution that has not been codified is more adaptive, flexible, and robust since lawmakers and judges may or may not consider all of its features binding on the government as an unwritten document.
When it comes to this structure, it’s often referred to as an unwritten constitution. While the uncodified constitution’s features are contained in several official documents, they are not codified in a single piece of legislation.
Country | Date Ratified | Word Count |
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Afghanistan | October 1 1964 | |
Albania | November 28 1998 | 13826 |
Algeria | September 8 1963 | 10038 |
Andorra | February 2 1993 | 8740 |
Angola | January 21 2010 | 27181 |
Antigua and Barbuda | October 31 1981 | 38464 |
Argentina | May 1 1853 | 12514 |
Armenia | July 5 1995 | 13786 |
Australia | January 1 1901 | 17318 |
Austria | October 1 1920 | 41366 |
Azerbaijan | November 12 1995 | 17354 |
Bahamas | 1973 | 41835 |
Bahrain | February 14 2002 | 10806 |
Bangladesh | November 4 1972 | 27643 |
Barbados | November 30 1966 | 34144 |
Belarus | March 15 1994 | 13278 |
Belgium | February 7 1831 | 16119 |
Belize | September 21 1981 | 39629 |
Benin | December 2 1990 | 11386 |
Bhutan | July 18 2008 | 13632 |
Bolivia | February 7 2009 | 39375 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | December 14 1995 | 5454 |
Botswana | September 30 1966 | 30713 |
Brazil | October 5 1988 | 64488 |
Brunei | 1959 | 13869 |
Bulgaria | July 12 1991 | 13641 |
Burkina Faso | June 11 1991 | 10030 |
Burundi | March 9 1992 | 17574 |
Cambodia | 1993 | 8936 |
Cameroon | January 18 1996 | 8444 |
Cape Verde | 1992 | 32132 |
Central African Republic | March 27 2016 | 9767 |
Chad | March 31 1996 | 11768 |
Chile | September 11 1980 | 25821 |
China | December 4 1982 | 10960 |
Colombia | July 4 1991 | 46902 |
Comoros | December 23 2001 | 6185 |
Costa Rica | November 7 1949 | 16705 |
Croatia | December 22 1990 | 10898 |
Cuba | April 10 2019 | 12893 |
Cyprus | August 16 1960 | 37006 |
Czech Republic | December 16 1992 | 14580 |
Denmark | June 5 1953 | 6221 |
Djibouti | September 15 1992 | 6666 |
Dominica | 1978 | 36080 |
Dominican Republic | January 26 2010 | 29710 |
DR Congo | February 18 2006 | 19285 |
Ecuador | October 20 2008 | 54555 |
Egypt | January 18 2014 | 22626 |
El Salvador | December 20 1983 | 22823 |
Equatorial Guinea | November 17 1991 | 5575 |
Eritrea | May 23 1997 | 6753 |
Estonia | June 28 1992 | 11344 |
Eswatini | 2005 | 48604 |
Ethiopia | August 21 1995 | 13630 |
Fiji | September 6 2013 | 40773 |
Finland | March 1 2000 | 12640 |
France | October 4 1958 | 10180 |
Gabon | 1991 | 11804 |
Gambia | January 16 1997 | 43465 |
Georgia | August 24 1995 | 11490 |
Germany | May 8 1949 | 27379 |
Ghana | April 28 1992 | 53985 |
Greece | June 11 1975 | 26989 |
Grenada | 1991 | 33737 |
Guatemala | January 14 1986 | 28692 |
Guinea | May 7 2010 | 12707 |
Guinea-Bissau | May 6 1984 | 7820 |
Guyana | October 6 1980 | 46221 |
Haiti | June 20 2012 | 18488 |
Honduras | January 20 1982 | 23434 |
Hungary | April 18 2011 | 15247 |
Iceland | June 17 1944 | 4089 |
India | November 26 1949 | 146385 |
Indonesia | August 18 1945 | 5915 |
Iran | December 3 1979 | 16179 |
Iraq | October 15 2005 | 11550 |
Ireland | December 29 1937 | 16007 |
Italy | December 22 1947 | 11708 |
Ivory Coast | November 8 2016 | 7897 |
Jamaica | January 1 1962 | 38048 |
Japan | May 3 1947 | 4998 |
Jordan | January 11 1952 | 10239 |
Kazakhstan | August 30 1995 | 13482 |
Kenya | August 27 2010 | 48818 |
Kiribati | 1979 | 26080 |
Kuwait | November 11 1962 | 8197 |
Kyrgyzstan | June 27 2010 | 14327 |
Laos | August 14 1991 | 4820 |
Latvia | November 7 1922 | 4917 |
Lebanon | May 23 1926 | 6296 |
Lesotho | 1993 | 45532 |
Liberia | January 6 1986 | 11667 |
Libya | August 3 2011 | |
Liechtenstein | October 5 1921 | 9513 |
Lithuania | October 25 1992 | 12214 |
Luxembourg | January 1 1842 | 5601 |
Madagascar | November 14 2010 | 15759 |
Malawi | May 16 1994 | 33422 |
Malaysia | August 27 1957 | 64080 |
Maldives | August 7 2008 | 23991 |
Mali | January 12 1992 | 7503 |
Malta | September 21 1964 | 31820 |
Marshall Islands | 1979 | 21429 |
Mauritania | July 12 1991 | 6997 |
Mauritius | March 12 1968 | 37320 |
Mexico | February 5 1917 | 57087 |
Micronesia | October 1 1978 | 5271 |
Moldova | July 29 1994 | 12818 |
Monaco | December 17 1962 | 3814 |
Mongolia | January 13 1992 | 8250 |
Montenegro | October 19 2007 | 11572 |
Morocco | December 14 1962 | 15897 |
Mozambique | December 21 2004 | 24171 |
Myanmar | May 29 2008 | 40492 |
Namibia | February 9 1990 | 24198 |
Nauru | January 31 1968 | 13714 |
Nepal | September 20 2015 | 32753 |
Netherlands | August 24 1815 | 8739 |
Nicaragua | January 1 1987 | 20535 |
Niger | November 25 2010 | 14806 |
Nigeria | May 29 1999 | 66263 |
North Korea | December 25 1972 | 7364 |
North Macedonia | November 17 1991 | 13486 |
Norway | May 17 1814 | 7307 |
Oman | November 6 1996[4] | 7233 |
Pakistan | August 14 1973 | 56240 |
Palau | July 9 1980 | |
Palestine | May 28 1964 | |
Panama | October 11 1972 | 26097 |
Papua New Guinea | September 16 1975 | 58490 |
Paraguay | June 20 1992 | 25461 |
Peru | December 31 1993 | 19216 |
Philippines | February 2 1987 | 21954 |
Poland | April 2 1997 | 19602 |
Portugal | April 25 1976 | 35219 |
Qatar | April 9 2004 | 6848 |
Republic of the Congo | 2001 | 9970 |
Romania | November 21 1991 | 14663 |
Russia | December 12 1993 | 12908 |
Rwanda | May 26 2003 | 16940 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | June 23 1983 | 49643 |
Saint Lucia | 1978 | 38271 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1979 | |
Samoa | October 28 1960 | 19611 |
Sao Tome and Principe | November 5 1975 | 7988 |
Saudi Arabia | March 1 1992 | 6335 |
Senegal | January 1 2001 | 10866 |
Serbia | November 8 2006 | 19891 |
Seychelles | 1993 | 39729 |
Sierra Leone | 1996 | 44636 |
Singapore | August 9 1965 | 40076 |
Slovakia | October 1 1992 | 18402 |
Slovenia | December 23 1991 | 11406 |
Solomon Islands | May 31 1978 | 31826 |
Somalia | August 1 2012 | 19823 |
South Africa | February 4 1997 | 43062 |
South Korea | July 17 1948 | 9059 |
South Sudan | July 9 2011 | 27191 |
Spain | December 6 1978 | 17608 |
Sri Lanka | September 7 1978 | 40085 |
Sudan | July 9 2005 | 26644 |
Suriname | September 30 1987 | 12488 |
Switzerland | April 18 1999 | 16484 |
Syria | February 27 2012 | 8154 |
Tajikistan | November 6 1994 | 7917 |
Tanzania | April 25 1977 | 35651 |
Thailand | April 6 2017 | 7683 |
Togo | October 14 1992 | 10252 |
Tonga | November 4 1875 | 10192 |
Trinidad and Tobago | March 29 1976 | 32567 |
Tunisia | January 26 2014 | 9508 |
Turkey | November 7 1982 | 29727 |
Turkmenistan | May 18 1992 | 5735 |
Tuvalu | 1986 | 34801 |
Uganda | October 8 1995 | 49448 |
Ukraine | June 28 1996 | 19299 |
United Arab Emirates | December 2 1971 | 11557 |
United States | June 21 1788 | 7762 |
Uruguay | July 18 1830 | 29911 |
Uzbekistan | December 8 1992 | 7941 |
Vanuatu | July 30 1980 | 8425 |
Vatican City | November 26 2000 | |
Venezuela | December 20 1999 | 37344 |
Vietnam | November 28 2013 | 11344 |
Yemen | May 16 1991 | |
Zambia | 2016 | |
Zimbabwe | May 9 2013 | 55883 |