Seychelles

Capital city — Victoria

Country population
119,773
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2023
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.802
(67/193)
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2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
9.34
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2022
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Home Affairs
Total number of prisoners
420
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31/12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
348
via Seychelles na…
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12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
53.8 %
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
3
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2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
7.4 %
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31/12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.2 %
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31/12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
29 %
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31/12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1993
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