Cape Verde

Capital city — Praia

Country population
543,767
i
2018
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
296
i
09/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Semi-Presedential Republic
Human Development Index
0.651
(126/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
11.5
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
1,549
i
09/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
109 %
i
08/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
5
i
2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2018
Female prisoners
2.9 %
i
03/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
Percentage of untried prisoners
31.7 %
i
09/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1981
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PdM

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Introduction

Country population

543,767

i

2018

Type of government

Semi-Presedential Republic

Human Development Index

0.651

(126/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

11.5

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report