Uganda

Capital city — Kampala

Country population
42,723,139
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.528
(159/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
11
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Total number of prisoners
55,229
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
124
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
319 %
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
254
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
4.5 %
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0 %
i
12/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
49.8 %
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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PdM

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Introduction

Country population

42,723,139

i

2018

Type of government

Unitary Republic

Human Development Index

0.528

(159/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

11

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report