Colombia

Capital city — Bogota

Country population
49,700,000
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
244
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional republic
(Presidential dem…
Human Development Index
0.761
(79/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Law
Total number of incarcerated people
122,085
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
151 %
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

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Introduction

Country population

49,700,000

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Type of government

Constitutional republic

(Presidential democracy)

Human Development Index

0.761

(79/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report