Samoa

Capital city — Apia

Country population
197,097
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2019
/ World Bank
Type of government
Parliamentary Democracy-elective Monarc…
Human Development Index
0.715
(111/188)
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2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
3.1
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2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Prisons and Corrections Ser…
Total number of prisoners
400
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12/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
204
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12/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
121 %
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12/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
4
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2010
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
6 %
estimated percent…
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
5 %
estimated percent…
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
14 %
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09/2007
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2004
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PdM

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Country-profile

2021

Special populations

Female prisoners

6 %

estimated percentag

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2016

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

5 %

estimated percentage

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2016

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Percentage of untried prisoners

14 %

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09/2007

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

yes, since 2004

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