Nigeria

Capital city — Abuja

Country population
200,963,599
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2019
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.539
(161/188)
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2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
34.5
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2016
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Total number of prisoners
67,631
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03/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
32
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03/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
147 %
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07/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
240
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07/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2009
Female prisoners
1.9 %
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03/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.7 %
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06/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
72.7 %
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03/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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Special populations

Female prisoners

1.9 % (1,316)

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03/2021

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

1.7 %

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06/2014

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Percentage of untried prisoners

72.7 % (49,180)

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03/2021

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

no

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