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Ethiopia

Capital city —

  • Country population

    112,078,730
    i
    2019
    / World Bank
  • Type of government

    Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
  • Human Development Index

    0.485

    (173/188)

    i
    2019
    / UNDP, Human Development Report
  • Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

    7.8
    i
    2016
    / WHO, World Health Organization
  • Name of authority in charge of the pris…

    Ministry of Federal Affairs
  • Total number of prisoners

    110,000
    i
    03/2020
    / World Prison Brief, ICPR
  • Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…

    99
    i
    03/2020
    / World Prison Brief, ICPR
  • Prison density

    Data not disclosed

  • Total number of prison facilities

    126
    i
    2015
    / World Prison Brief, ICPR
  • An NPM has been established

    no
  • Number and percentage of female prisone…

    4.2 %
  • Incarcerated minors

    Data not disclosed

  • Untried prisoners

    14.9 %
    i
    2011-2012/World Prison Brief, ICPR
  • Death penalty is abolished

    no
    i
    PdM
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