Bhutan

Capital city — Thimphu

Country population
754,394
i
2018
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
145
i
12/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Monarchy
Human Development Index
0.617
(134/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
1.6
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs
Total number of prisoners
1,119
i
12/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
7
i
2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
4.3 %
i
12/2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
3.4 %
i
12/2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
Data not disclosed
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2004
i
PdM

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Introduction

Country population

754,394

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional Monarchy

Human Development Index

0.617

(134/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

1.6

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report