According to the DOJ the United States executed 60 people in 2005. In comparison, Iran (wellspring of hardline Shia Islam) and Saudi Arabia (birthplace and cradle of the Wahabi sect of Islam) executed 94 and 86 people respectively. (Officially of course; this doesn't include the actions of paramilitary death squads.)
Execution frequency (per 10,000,000 population):
USA: 2.0
Iran: 13.8
Saudi Arabia: 32.6
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Comparing State-Sponsored Executions
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