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Vanuatu

Capital city — Port Vila

Country population
292,680
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary republic
Human Development Index
0.597
(141/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.5
i
2016
/ WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the prison…
Ministry of Justice and Community Services
Total number of prisoners
202
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
72
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
107 %
i
09/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
40
i
2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Number and percentage of female prisoners
2.5 %
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.5 %
i
09/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
15.3 %
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1980
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Introduction

Introduction

Country population

292,680

i

2018

Type of government

Unitary republic

Human Development Index

0.597

(141/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

2.5

i

2016

/ WHO, World Health Organization