Ghana

Capital city — Accra

Country population
29,800,000
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.596
(142/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.1
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of the Interior
Total number of prisoners
15,463
i
09/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
52
i
09/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
156 %
i
09/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
44
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
1.2 %
i
07/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.9 %
i
06/2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
12.2 %
i
07/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no, but abolitionist in practice
i
PdM

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Country-profile Testimonials

Introduction

Country population

29,800,000

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential Democracy)

Human Development Index

0.596

(142/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

2.1

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report