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Countries Where You're Not Allowed to Renounce Citizenship

Countries Where You're Not Allowed to Renounce Citizenship: compare 31 countries on 1 metric.

Law31 countries · 1 metricUpdated Jul 1, 2026Original page
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Prohibition Type

2 values across 31 entries

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31 countries
AngolaDe jure
ArgentinaDe jure
BahrainDe facto
BoliviaDe jure
BrazilDe jure
Costa RicaDe jure
CubaDe jure
Dominican RepublicDe jure
EcuadorDe jure
EgyptDe facto
El SalvadorDe jure
EritreaDe jure
GuatemalaDe jure
HaitiDe jure
HondurasDe jure
IranDe facto
IraqDe facto
JordanDe facto
KuwaitDe facto
LebanonDe facto
MexicoDe jure
MoroccoDe jure
NicaraguaDe jure
OmanDe facto
PanamaDe jure
QatarDe jure
Saudi ArabiaDe facto
SyriaDe facto
United Arab EmiratesDe facto
Vatican CityDe jure
YemenDe jure

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Where does this countries where you're not allowed to renounce citizenship data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Permanent Membership: The Prohibition of Citizenship Renunciation - Sage Journals.