Madagascar

Capital city — Antananarivo

Country population
26,262,368
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Semi-President…
Human Development Index
0.521
(162/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
6.9
i
2016
/ WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
27,903
i
10/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
102
i
10/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
264 %
i
02/2019
/ prison administration
Total number of prison facilities
84
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
5.8 %
i
10/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
3.7 %
i
10/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
56.8 %
i
10/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2015
i
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Introduction

Country population

26,262,368

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Semi-Presidential)

Human Development Index

0.521

(162/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

6.9

i

2016

/ WHO, World Health Organization