Capacity of prisons and detention facilities in Senegal in 2024 — 330 people. Ranked 1 in the world out of 64. Since 2024, the indicator has risen by 0%.
2024–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 330 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
