Namibia

Capital city — Windhoek

Country population
2,448,225
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Semi-Presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.645
(130/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
17.1
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Safety and Security
Total number of prisoners
7,400
estimated figure.…
i
2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
295
estimated figure
i
2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
73 %
i
07/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
13
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
2.9 %
i
07/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.2 %
i
07/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
54 %
estimated percent…
i
2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1990
i
PdM

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Country-profile

Introduction

Country population

2,448,225

i

2018

Type of government

Semi-Presidential Republic

Human Development Index

0.645

(130/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

17.1

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report