Somalia

Capital city — Mogadishu

Country population
18,143,378
i
2023
/ World Bank
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.38
(193/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
ministry of Justice and Constitutional…
Total number of prisoners
Data not disclosed
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
Data not disclosed
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
Data not disclosed
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
Data not disclosed
Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
Percentage of untried prisoners
Data not disclosed
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
PdM

Introduction

Prison Insider reports on the key data and figures available for this country in 2024. This information is collected from the World Prison Brief database, the Council of Europe’s annual penal statistics (SPACE) and prison administration reports. The information on prisons in this country still requires further developing.

Country population

18,143,378

2023

/ World Bank

Type of government

Parliamentary Republic

Human Development Index

0.38

(193/193)

2022

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Country population

Type of government

Human Development Index

Name of authority in charge of the pris…

Total number of prisoners

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…

Prison density

Total number of prison facilities

An NPM has been established

Female prisoners

Incarcerated minors

Percentage of untried prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

Introduction

Country population

Type of government

Human Development Index