Cameroon
Capital city — Yaoundé
Country population
i2018Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i12/2017Type of government
Human Development Index
0.563(150/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i12/2017Prison density
i12/2017Total number of prison facilities
i2017An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i12/2017Incarcerated minors
i12/2017Percentage of untried prisoners
i12/2017Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
124
i
12/2017
Total number of prisoners
30,701
i
12/2017
Prison density
171 %
i
12/2017
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prison facilities
79
i
2017