East Timor

Capital city — Dili

Country population
1,293,119
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2019
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential d…
Human Development Index
0.606
(141/188)
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2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
4.1
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2015
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
695
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09/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
52
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09/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
185 %
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09/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
2
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2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
4.1 %
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2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
5.5 %
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04/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
23.2 %
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2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1999
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Special populations

Female prisoners

4.1 % (27)

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2017

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

5.5 %

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04/2017

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Percentage of untried prisoners

23.2 % (153)

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2017

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

yes, since 1999

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