Burkina Faso

Capital city — Ouagadougou

Country population
19,751,535
i
2018
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
39
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.434
(182/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
1.3
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
7,812
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
190 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
27
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2014
Female prisoners
2.4 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
2 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
36.7 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2018
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Introduction

Country population

19,751,535

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential Democracy)

Human Development Index

0.434

(182/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

1.3

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report