Cameroon
Capital city — Yaoundé
Country population
i2020Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i10/2020Type of government
Human Development Index
0.563(153/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i31/10/2020Prison density
i31/10/2020Total number of prison facilities
i2017An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i31/10/2020Incarcerated minors
i31/10/2020Untried prisoners
i31/10/2020Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
85
i
10/2020
Total number of prisoners
22,430
i
31/10/2020
Prison density
125 %
i
31/10/2020
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prison facilities
79
i
2017