| Countries (A to Z) |
Description |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Australia |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Bahamas, The |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Bahrain |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Barbados |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Belgium |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Belize |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Cambodia |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Canada |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Denmark |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Grenada |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Jamaica |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Japan |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Jordan |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Kuwait |
Hereditary succession directed approval of al-Sabah family and majority of National Assembly |
| Lesotho |
Hereditary succession directed approval of College of Chiefs |
| Liechtenstein |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Luxembourg |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Malaysia |
Selected from nine hereditary Sultans of the Malay states |
| Monaco |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Morocco |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Nepal |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Netherlands |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| New Zealand |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Norway |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Papua New Guinea |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Saint Lucia |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Solomon Islands |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Spain |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Sweden |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Tonga |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| Tuvalu |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |
| United Arab Emirates |
Chosen by Federal Supreme Council from rulers of Abu Dhabi |
| United Kingdom |
Hereditary succession directed by constitution |