Maldives

Capital city — Malé

Country population
515,696
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.719
(104/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.8
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Home Affairs
Total number of prisoners
1,852
i
09/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
499
i
09/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
128 %
i
09/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
7
i
2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2007
Female prisoners
4.3 %
i
2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.3 %
i
2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
-
Death penalty is abolished
no, but abolitionist in practice
i
PdM

+

2020

Introduction

Country population

515,696

i

2018

Type of government

Unitary Republic

Human Development Index

0.719

(104/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

0.8

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report