Belize

Capital city — Belmopan

Country population
405,272
i
2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
289
i
12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional monarchy
Human Development Index
0.7
(118/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
27.88
i
2022
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of National Security (Home Aff…
Total number of prisoners
1,199
i
31/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
57.1 %
i
31/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
1
i
2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3 %
i
31/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.3 %
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31/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
36.4 %
i
31/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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PdM

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Country-profile

Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

289

i

12/2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Total number of prisoners

1,199

i

31/12/2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

57.1 %

i

31/12/2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of National Security (Home Affairs)

Total number of prison facilities

1

i

2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR