Guatemala

Capital city — Guatemala City

Country population
17,200,000
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.651
(126/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
26.1
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Government
Total number of prisoners
25,419
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
143
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
358 %
i
09/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
21
i
2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2010
Female prisoners
11.2 %
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
4.6 %
i
08/2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
46.5 %
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2017
for common law cr…
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Introduction

Country population

17,200,000

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Type of government

Unitary Republic

Human Development Index

0.651

(126/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

26.1

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report