Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — all countries

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — Cabo Verde

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities in Cabo Verde in 2024 — 109 people. Ranked 27 in the world out of 64. Since 2024, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2024 109 people
World rank 27of 64
Period maximum 109 people2024
Period minimum 109 people2024

Trend over time

2024–2024 · people

Change over the period: +0 (+0%)
Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 109

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The official design capacity of correctional institutions and pretrial detention facilities — how many people they are intended for under the country's own norms. UNODC data, collected from national prison services together with the data on the number of prisoners. The indicator exists for the sake of one comparison: the ratio of the actual prison population to capacity is the prison occupancy rate, by which the state of a penitentiary system is judged — and by which countries range from half full to three times over capacity.

Important: Capacity cannot be compared directly across countries: their norms of floor space per person differ. The indicator is meaningful next to the number of prisoners.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.