Togo

Capital city — Lome

Country population
8,278,737
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2020
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.515
(167/188)
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2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Data not disclosed
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2016
/ WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
4,117
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2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
50
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2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
151 %
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2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
13
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2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2012
Female prisoners
2.3 %
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2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.3 %
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10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
62 %
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2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2009
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Special populations

Female prisoners

2.3 % (96)

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2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

1.3 %

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10/2018

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Percentage of untried prisoners

62 % (2,553)

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2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

yes, since 2009

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