Botswana
Capital city — Gaborone
Country population
i2020Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i05/2021Type of government
Human Development Index
0.735(100/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i05/2021Prison density
i06/2016Total number of prison facilities
i2015An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i2017Incarcerated minors
i12/2014Untried prisoners
i2015Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
162
i
05/2021
Total number of prisoners
3,882
i
05/2021
Prison density
101 %
i
06/2016
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security
Total number of prison facilities
23
i
2015