Togo

Capital city — Lome

Country population
8,082,366
i
2019
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.513
(167/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
9.3
i
2016
/ WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
5,109
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
66
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
188 %
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
13
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2012
Female prisoners
3.2 %
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.3 %
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
62.9 %
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2009
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PdM

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Introduction

Country population

8,082,366

i

2019

Type of government

Unitary Republic

Human Development Index

0.513

(167/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

9.3

i

2016

/ WHO, World Health Organization