Menu Close

The World’s Oldest Constitutions

This is a syndicated repost published with the permission of Statista | Infographics. To view original, click here. Opinions herein are not those of the Wall Street Examiner or Lee Adler. Reposting does not imply endorsement. The information presented is for educational or entertainment purposes and is not individual investment advice.

September 17 marks Constitution Day in the United States and recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. September 17, 1787 was the day that the document was signed, before being ratified in 1788 and finally introduced into operation in 1789. As this infographic shows, that makes the U.S. Constitution one of the oldest still in place in the world today.

The UK has the oldest existing constitution if you count the Magna Carta from 1215. Considered the founding instrument of the constitutional framework of the United Kingdom, two of its articles are still in force today – one of which being: “No free man shall be seized, imprisoned, dispossessed, outlawed, exiled or ruined in any way, nor in any way proceeded against, except by the lawful judgement of his peers and the law of the land.”

As the chart illustrates, some of the world’s oldest democracies have only been around for about 150 years.

This chart shows the oldest existing constitutions in the world by year of creation.

constitutions world oldest

Join the conversation and have a little fun at Capitalstool.com. If you are a new visitor to the Stool, please register and join in! To post your observations and charts, and snide, but good-natured, comments, click here to register. Be sure to respond to the confirmation email which is sent instantly. If not in your inbox, check your spam filter.

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

RSS
Follow by Email
LinkedIn
Share

Discover more from The Wall Street Examiner

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading