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Panama

Capital city — Panama

Country population
4,176,873
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.795
(67/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
9.7
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the prison…
Ministry of Government
Total number of prisoners
17,837
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
419
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
122 %
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
24
i
2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2017
Number and percentage of female prisoners
5.6 %
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
-
Untried prisoners
40.7 %
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1916
i
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Introduction

Introduction

Country population

4,176,873

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential)

Human Development Index

0.795

(67/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

9.7

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report