Congo

Capital city — Kinshasa

Country population
102,262,808
i
2023
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.481
(180/193)
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2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Data not disclosed
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
44,536
via Avocats Sans…
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12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
46
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12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
322.8 %
occupancy of the…
i
26/10/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
142
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2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
2.3 %
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26/10/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
i
26/10/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
70 %
estimated percent…
i
12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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