Malta

Capital city — Valletta

Country population
493,559
i
01/2019
/ Eurostat
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Parliamentary)
Human Development Index
0.885
(28/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.9
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs
Total number of prisoners
660
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
131
i
07/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
103 %
i
03/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
1
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2007
Female prisoners
10.4 %
i
03/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.6 %
i
03/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
35.7 %
i
03/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2000
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PdM

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Introduction

Country population

493,559

i

01/2019

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Parliamentary)

Human Development Index

0.885

(28/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

0.9

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report