Swaziland

Capital city — Mbabane

Country population
1,160,164
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2020
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Monarchy
Human Development Index
0.611
(138/188)
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2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
11.6
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2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional…
Total number of prisoners
3,796
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2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
277
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2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
134 %
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2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
12
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2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
2.9 %
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03/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.7 %
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03/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
18.1 %
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03/2012
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no, but abolitionist in practice
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PdM

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Country-profile Testimonials

2020

Special populations

Female prisoners

2.9 %

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03/2014

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

0.7 %

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03/2014

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

18.1 %

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03/2012

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

no, but abolitionist in practice

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