Seychelles

Capital city — Victoria

Country population
96,762
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.801
(62/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
12.7
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Home Affairs
Total number of prisoners
350
i
31/03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
356
i
31/03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
54 %
i
2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
3
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
5.7 %
i
31/03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.3 %
i
03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
16 %
i
31/03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1993
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Introduction

Country population

96,762

i

2018

Type of government

Unitary Republic

Human Development Index

0.801

(62/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

12.7

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report