World monarchies by succession.
  Absolute primogeniture
  Elective and Agnatic primogeniture
  Agnatic primogeniture
  Elective
  Male-primogeniture
  Agnatic seniority
European monarchies by succession.
  Absolute primogeniture
  Agnatic primogeniture
  Elective
  Male-primogeniture

African monarchies by succession.
  Agnatic primogeniture
  Elective
  Male-primogeniture
Southeast Asian monarchies by succession.
  Absolute primogeniture
  Elective and Agnatic primogeniture
  Agnatic primogeniture
  Elective
  Male-primogeniture
Middle Eastern monarchies by succession.
  Absolute primogeniture
  Elective and Agnatic primogeniture
  Agnatic primogeniture
  Agnatic seniority
  Male-primogeniture

This is a list of current monarchies by order of succession (hereditary[a] and elective).

Current monarchies

Monarchy Head of State Title Mode
 Principality of Andorra [1] Co-Princes Elective
 Antigua and Barbuda[2] King Absolute primogeniture
 Commonwealth of Australia[3]
 Commonwealth of the Bahamas[4]
 Kingdom of Bahrain[5] King Agnatic primogeniture
 Kingdom of Belgium[6] King Absolute primogeniture
 Belize[7] King
 Kingdom of Bhutan[8] King Male primogeniture
 Brunei Darussalam[9] Sultan Agnatic primogeniture
 Kingdom of Cambodia[10] King Elective and Agnatic primogeniture
 Canada[11] King Absolute primogeniture
Denmark Kingdom of Denmark[12] King Absolute primogeniture
 Grenada[13] King Absolute primogeniture
 Jamaica[14] King Absolute primogeniture
 Japan[15] Emperor Agnatic primogeniture
 State of Kuwait[16] Emir Elective and Agnatic primogeniture
 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan[17] King Agnatic primogeniture
 Kingdom of Lesotho[18] Male primogeniture
 Principality of Liechtenstein[19] Sovereign Prince Agnatic primogeniture
 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg[20] Grand Duke Absolute primogeniture
 Federation of Malaysia[21] Yang di-Pertuan Agong Elective
 Principality of Monaco[22] Sovereign Prince Male primogeniture
 Kingdom of Morocco[23] King Agnatic primogeniture
 Kingdom of the Netherlands[24] Absolute primogeniture
 New Zealand [25] King
 Kingdom of Norway[26] King
 Sultanate of Oman[27] Sultan Agnatic primogeniture
 Independent State of Papua New Guinea[28] King Absolute primogeniture
 Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis[29]
 Saint Lucia[30]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[31]
 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia[32] King Agnatic seniority
 Solomon Islands[33] King Absolute primogeniture
 Kingdom of Spain[34] King Male primogeniture
 Kingdom of Eswatini[35] Elective
 Kingdom of Sweden[36] Absolute primogeniture
 State of Qatar[37] Emir Agnatic primogeniture
 Kingdom of Thailand[38] King Male primogeniture
 Kingdom of Tonga[39]
 Tuvalu[40] King Absolute primogeniture
 United Arab Emirates[41] President Agnatic primogeniture
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[42] King Absolute primogeniture
 Vatican City State[43] Pope Elective

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Decided by primogeniture.

References

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