Nigeria

Capital city — Abuja

Country population
195,874,740
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.534
(158/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
9.8
i
2016
/ WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Total number of prisoners
74,123
i
03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
36
i
03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
147 %
i
07/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
240
i
07/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2009
Female prisoners
2 %
i
03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.7 %
i
06/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
70.1 %
i
03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
PdM

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Introduction

Country population

195,874,740

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential)

Human Development Index

0.534

(158/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

9.8

i

2016

/ WHO, World Health Organization