Ghana

Capital city — Accra

Country population
33,475,870
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2022
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.602
(145/193)
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2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
1.84
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2021
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of the Interior
Total number of incarcerated people
14,991
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18/03/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
45
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03/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
146 %
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18/03/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
46
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2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
1.3 %
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18/03/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
1.4 %
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18/03/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
11.2 %
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18/03/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
The death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2023
for common law cr…
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Special populations

Women

Number and percentage of incarcerated women

1.3 % (193)

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18/03/2024

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Children

Number and percentage of incarcerated children

1.4 %

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18/03/2024

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

People awaiting trial

Number and percentage of people awaiting trial in prison

11.2 % (1,680)

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18/03/2024

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

People sentenced to death

The death penalty is abolished

yes, since 2023

for common law crimes

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