Justice – Worldmapper https://worldmapper.org the world as you've never seen it before Mon, 14 Nov 2022 23:38:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 People sentenced to death in 2020 https://worldmapper.org/maps/people-sentenced-to-death-in-2020/ https://worldmapper.org/maps/people-sentenced-to-death-in-2020/#respond Mon, 14 Nov 2022 23:34:56 +0000 https://worldmapper.org/?post_type=product&p=14372 recorded that 2,659 people were sentenced to death in 54 countries in 2020. China is leading (with more than 1000 estimated sentences), followed by Yemen (269), Egypt (264), Zambia (119) and Indonesia (117). When it comes to executions, China is again leading the list (with more than 1000 estimated sentences), followed by Iran (246), Egypt (107), North Korea (est. 50) and Iraq (45). In total 1530 people were executed in 18 countries. in 2020 30,792 people in 68 countries were living with a death sentence, the biggest number in Iraq (7,900), followed by Pakistan (4,000), Nigeria (2,700) and USA (2,485).]]> This map shows the territories resized according to the number of the people living with a death penalty in 2020.

Data sources
This map uses data by Amnesty International (last accessed May 2021). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

]]> https://worldmapper.org/maps/people-sentenced-to-death-in-2020/feed/ 0 Death Penalty Executions 2020 https://worldmapper.org/maps/death-penalty-executions-2020/ https://worldmapper.org/maps/death-penalty-executions-2020/#respond Mon, 14 Nov 2022 23:32:00 +0000 https://worldmapper.org/?post_type=product&p=14369 recorded that 2,659 people were sentenced to death in 54 countries in 2020. China is leading (with more than 1000 estimated sentences), followed by Yemen (269), Egypt (264), Zambia (119) and Indonesia (117). When it comes to executions, China is again leading the list (with more than 1000 estimated sentences), followed by Iran (246), Egypt (107), North Korea (est. 50) and Iraq (45). In total 1530 people were executed in 18 countries. in 2020 30,792 people in 68 countries were living with a death sentence, the biggest number in Iraq (7,900), followed by Pakistan (4,000), Nigeria (2,700) and USA (2,485).]]> This map shows the territories resized according to the number of executed people in 2020.

Data sources
This map uses data by Amnesty International (last accessed May 2021). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

]]> https://worldmapper.org/maps/death-penalty-executions-2020/feed/ 0 Death Penalty Sentences 2020 https://worldmapper.org/maps/death-penalty-sentences-2020/ https://worldmapper.org/maps/death-penalty-sentences-2020/#respond Mon, 14 Nov 2022 23:08:24 +0000 https://worldmapper.org/?post_type=product&p=14362 recorded that 2,659 people were sentenced to death in 54 countries in 2020. China is leading (with more than 1000 estimated sentences), followed by Yemen (269), Egypt (264), Zambia (119) and Indonesia (117). When it comes to executions, China is again leading the list (with more than 1000 estimated sentences), followed by Iran (246), Egypt (107), North Korea (est. 50) and Iraq (45). In total 1530 people were executed in 18 countries. in 2020 30,792 people in 68 countries were living with a death sentence, the biggest number in Iraq (7,900), followed by Pakistan (4,000), Nigeria (2,700) and USA (2,485).]]> This map shows the territories resized according to the number of sentenced death penalties 2020.

Data sources
This map uses data by Amnesty International (last accessed May 2021). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

]]> https://worldmapper.org/maps/death-penalty-sentences-2020/feed/ 0 Death Penalty Executions 2016 https://worldmapper.org/maps/death-penalty-executions-2016/ https://worldmapper.org/maps/death-penalty-executions-2016/#respond Wed, 02 May 2018 16:24:41 +0000 https://worldmapper.org/?post_type=product&p=8346 Amnesty International's report: Amnesty International recorded a 37% decrease in the number of executions carried out globally in 2016 as against the previous year. At least 1,032 people were executed − 602 fewer than in 2015 when the organization recorded the highest number of executions in a single year since 1989.2 Despite the significant decrease, the overall number of executions in 2016 remained higher than the average recorded for the previous decade. These numbers do not include the thousands of executions carried out in China, where data on the use of the death penalty remained classified as a state secret.3 Iran alone accounted for 55% of all recorded executions. Together with Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Pakistan it carried out 87% of the global total. Iraq more than tripled its executions and Egypt and Bangladesh doubled theirs. New information about the number of executions carried out in Malaysia and particularly in Viet Nam provided an insight into the magnitude and true extent of their use of the death penalty. The overall number of executions carried out in Iran, however, dropped by 42% (from at least 977 to at least 567) compared to the previous year. A significant decrease in the implementation of death sentences was also recorded in Pakistan, by 73%. Executions also noticeably fell in Indonesia, Somalia and the USA. For the first time since 2006, the USA did not feature among the world’s top five executioners, due partly to litigation and challenges in sourcing chemicals used in lethal injection procedures. Amnesty International recorded executions in 23 countries, two fewer than in 2015. Belarus and authorities within the State of Palestine resumed executions in 2016 after a year’s hiatus, while Botswana and Nigeria carried out their first executions since 2013. In 2016, Amnesty International did not record executions in six countries − Chad, India, Jordan, Oman, United Arab Emirates and Yemen − that carried out executions in 2015. The organization was unable to confirm whether judicial executions took place in Libya, Syria and Yemen.]]> This map shows the territories resized according to the number of executed death penalties 2016.

Data sources
This map uses data by Amnesty International (last accessed March 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets. Data for this map will soon be available as a download.

]]> https://worldmapper.org/maps/death-penalty-executions-2016/feed/ 0 Death Penalty Sentences 2016 https://worldmapper.org/maps/death-penalty-sentences-2016/ https://worldmapper.org/maps/death-penalty-sentences-2016/#respond Thu, 05 Apr 2018 11:34:56 +0000 https://worldmapper.org/?post_type=product&p=8350 recorded that 3,117 people were sentenced to death in 55 countries for 2016. The overall number of death sentences constitutes a significant increase on the total for 2015 (1,998) and exceeds the record-high total that the organisation reported in 2014 (2,466). Amnesty International recorded significantly higher numbers of death sentences imposed in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Thailand and Zambia than in the previous year; however, decreases were particularly noticeable in Egypt and the USA. For some of these countries, such as Thailand, the increase is due to the fact that the authorities provided Amnesty International with detailed information on their use of the death penalty in 2016. Amnesty International’s own ability to obtain credible data on some other countries may have also partly contributed to a higher overall figure. The number of countries imposing death sentences decreased from 61 in 2015 to 55 in 2016, the same as in 2014.]]> This map shows the territories resized according to the number of sentenced death penalties 2016.

Data sources
This map uses data by Amnesty International (last accessed March 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets. Data for this map will soon be available as a download.

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