We select four commonly used domestic and foreign codes and reference for stone column design，i.e.，the codes of the Federal Highway Administration（U.S.），the common design reference in Europe，the Chinese codes Technical Code for Ground Treatment of Buildings and Code for Foundation Design on Port and Waterway Engineering，and conduct a comparative analysis from the aspects including the applicability of stone columns，the grading requirements of column material，and the design parameters of stone columns. In addition，this study compares the determination process of design parameters for foundation treatment of stone columns with the aforementioned codes and reference on the basis of the Tibar Port project in East Timor. The results reveal that regarding applicability analysis，the foreign code and reference provide quantitative grading analysis tables，while domestic codes only provide qualitative analysis. For the determination of column material grading，the foreign code and reference present typical grading curves，while domestic codes only introduce regulations in principle. For the column diameter and spacing determination，the foreign code and reference provide empirical relationship design diagrams，while domestic codes only give applicable range values.