Bhutan

Capital city — Thimphu

Country population
782,455
i
2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
145
i
12/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Monarchy
Human Development Index
0.681
(125/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.46
i
2020
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs
Total number of prisoners
1,119
via US State Depa…
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
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PdM

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

145

i

12/2014

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Total number of prisoners

1,119

via US State Department human rights report

i

12/2014

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

Data not disclosed

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

7

i

2013

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR