Moldova

Capital city — Chișinău

Country population
3,545,883
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Parliamentary)
Human Development Index
0.711
(107/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
3.2
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
6,704
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
191
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
25.9
i
2018
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 120.
Prison density
102 %
i
10/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
17
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 1986
Female prisoners
6.1 %
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.8 %
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
16.6 %
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1995
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Introduction

Country population

3,545,883

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Parliamentary)

Human Development Index

0.711

(107/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

3.2

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report