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  • Age of criminal responsibility: The age at which a person is no longer excluded from criminal liability.  The lowest age is indicated for countries where there isn’t a single age limit, for example where different states have different regulations (such as the USA) or there is different limits for boy and girls (such as in Iran). The spectrum is specifically wide for the USA and Mexico (both 6-12 years). Several US states do not stipulate any minimal age for criminal responsibility at all. For further qualifications, exceptions and other notes, please refer to notes.
  • Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years: Crime increasing in the past 3 years. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "In the past three years would you say the level of crime in your community has increased, stayed about the same, or decreased?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Crime levels: Level of crime. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How serious you feel the level of crime is?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Drugs > Annual cannabis use: Estimate of percentage of 15-64 year old population who use Cannabis.
  • Drugs > Opiates use: Annual prevalence.
  • Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night: Safety walking alone during night. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How safe do you feel walking alone in this city during the night?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Fear of crime > Violent hate crime: Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin colour, ethnic origin or religion. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......being subject to a physical attack because of your skin colour, ethnic origin or religion?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Murder rate: Homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants in various countries.
  • Suicide rates > Suicide rate (both sexes): Suicides per 100’000 residents per year.
  • Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents: Number of privately owned small firearms per 100 residents.
  • Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate: Homicides per 100’000 residents. Homicide is the death of a person purposefully inflicted by another person (it excludes suicides) outside of a state of war. Homicide is a broader category than murder, as it also includes manslaughter. The exact legal definition varies across countries, some of which include infanticide, assisted suicide, euthanasia and deaths caused by dangerous driving.
  • Violent crime > Murder rate: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Violent crime > Murder rate per million people: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Violent crime > Murders: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Violent crime > Murders per million people: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Murders > Per 100,000 people: Intentional homicide rate is the estimate of intentional homicides in a country as a result of domestic disputes that end in a killing, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, inter-gang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. The term, intentional homicide, is broad, but it does not include all intentional killing. In particular, deaths arising from armed conflict are usually considered separately. The difference is usually described by the organisation of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas the killing in armed conflict is usually committed by more or less cohesive groups of up to several hundred members. Two main sources of data are presented: criminal justice (law enforcement) measures (this series), supplemented by data from national statistical agencies, and measures from public health sources (see other intentional homicide series). These various sources measure slightly different phenomena and are therefore unlikely to provide identical numbers."
  • International Court of Justice > Current composition > Term End: Date term of judges of different nationality in the International Court of Justice will come to an end.
  • Prisoners: Total persons incarcerated
  • Punishment > Maximum length of sentence: Maximum length of sentence (under life).

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery: Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How much of a problem are...) violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Murders > WHO: Intentional homicide rate is the estimate of intentional homicides in a country as a result of domestic disputes that end in a killing, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, inter-gang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. The term, intentional homicide, is broad, but it does not include all intentional killing. In particular, deaths arising from armed conflict are usually considered separately. The difference is usually described by the organisation of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas the killing in armed conflict is usually committed by more or less cohesive groups of up to several hundred members. Two main sources of data are presented: criminal justice (law enforcement) measures (this series), supplemented by data from national statistical agencies, and measures from public health sources (see other intentional homicide series). These various sources measure slightly different phenomena and are therefore unlikely to provide identical numbers."
  • Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day: Safety walking alone during daylight. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How safe do you feel walking alone in this city during the daylight?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Prisoners > Per capita: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.
  • Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence: Possible other sentence.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked: Worries attacked. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......being physically attacked by strangers?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Suicide rates > Suicide rate (males): Male.
  • Software piracy rate: The piracy rate is the total number of units of pirated software deployed in 2007 divided by the total units of software installed.
  • Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft: Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How much of a problem are...) property crimes such as vandalism and theft?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Perceived problems > Illegal drugs: Problem people using or dealing drugs. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How much of a problem are...) people using or dealing drugs?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Suicide rates > Suicide rate (females: Female.
  • Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery: Problem corruption and bribery. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How much of a problem are...) corruption and bribery?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole: Minimum to serve before eligibility for requesting parole.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted: Worries being insulted. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......being insulted or pestered by anybody, while in the street or any other public place?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed: Worries being mugged or robbed. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......being mugged and robbed?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Illicit drugs: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
  • Prisoners per 1000: Total persons incarcerated. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Murders committed by youths: Homicide rates among youths aged 10–29 years by country or area: most recent year available (variable 1990–1999).
  • Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence: Mandatory sentence.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter: Worries home broken and things stolen. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How worried are you about....having your home broken into and something stolen?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users: Estimated percentage of injecting drug users who have been tested for HIV.
  • Prisoners > Female: Female prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population. Data for 2003.
  • Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21: Under age of 18 (or 21).

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Drugs > HIV infections amongst drug users: Percentage of injecting drug users who are HIV positive.
  • Punishment > Has life imprisonment: Life imprisonment.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Murders committed by youths per million: Homicide rates among youths aged 10–29 years by country or area: most recent year available (variable 1990–1999). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen: Worries things from car stolen. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......having things stolen from your car?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Punishment > Has indefinite sentence: Indefinite sentence (excl. preventive or psychiatric detainment).

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen: Worries car stolen. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......having your car stolen?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Murders committed by youths per capita: Homicide rate per 100,000 population aged 10–29 years
  • Prisoners > Foreign prisoners: Prisoners who are foreign nationals, expressed as a percentage share of total prison population. Data for 2003.
  • Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled: The percentage of the offical prison capacity filled. This is obtained by comparing the number of prisoners in a nation to the offical capacity of the nation's prison system. Data for 2003.
  • Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Current situation: Trafficking in persons is modern-day slavery, involving victims who are forced, defrauded, or coerced into labor or sexual exploitation. The International Labor Organization (ILO), the UN agency charged with addressing labor standards, employment, and social protection issues, estimates that 12.3 million people worldwide are enslaved in forced labor, bonded labor, forced child labor, sexual servitude, and involuntary servitude at any given time. Human trafficking is a multi-dimensional threat, depriving people of their human rights and freedoms, risking global health, promoting social breakdown, inhibiting development by depriving countries of their human capital, and helping fuel the growth of organized crime. In 2000, the US Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), reauthorized in 2003 and 2005, which provides tools for the US to combat trafficking in persons, both domestically and abroad. One of the law's key components is the creation of the US Department of State's annual Trafficking in Persons Report, which assesses the government response in some 150 countries with a significant number of victims trafficked across their borders who are recruited, harbored, transported, provided, or obtained for forced labor or sexual exploitation. Countries in the annual report are rated in three tiers, based on government efforts to combat trafficking. The countries identified in this entry are those listed in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report as Tier 2 Watch List or Tier 3 based on the following definitions:
    Tier 2 Watch List countries do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but are making significant efforts to do so, and meet one of the following criteria:
    1. they display a high or significantly increasing number victims,
    2. they have failed to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in persons, or,
    3. they have committed to take action over the next year.
    Tier 3 countries neither satisfy the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking nor demonstrate a significant effort to do so. Countries in this tier are subject to potential non-humanitarian and non-trade sanctions.
  • Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees: The percentage of the prison population that is being held pre-trial / on remand. Data for 2003.
  • Unpaid diplomatic parking fines: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002.
  • Unpaid diplomatic parking fines per million: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Tier rating: Trafficking in persons is modern-day slavery, involving victims who are forced, defrauded, or coerced into labor or sexual exploitation. The International Labor Organization (ILO), the UN agency charged with addressing labor standards, employment, and social protection issues, estimates that 12.3 million people worldwide are enslaved in forced labor, bonded labor, forced child labor, sexual servitude, and involuntary servitude at any given time. Human trafficking is a multi-dimensional threat, depriving people of their human rights and freedoms, risking global health, promoting social breakdown, inhibiting development by depriving countries of their human capital, and helping fuel the growth of organized crime. In 2000, the US Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), reauthorized in 2003 and 2005, which provides tools for the US to combat trafficking in persons, both domestically and abroad. One of the law's key components is the creation of the US Department of State's annual Trafficking in Persons Report, which assesses the government response in some 150 countries with a significant number of victims trafficked across their borders who are recruited, harbored, transported, provided, or obtained for forced labor or sexual exploitation. Countries in the annual report are rated in three tiers, based on government efforts to combat trafficking. The countries identified in this entry are those listed in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report as Tier 2 Watch List or Tier 3 based on the following definitions:
    Tier 2 Watch List countries do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but are making significant efforts to do so, and meet one of the following criteria:
    1. they display a high or significantly increasing number victims,
    2. they have failed to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in persons, or,
    3. they have committed to take action over the next year.
    Tier 3 countries neither satisfy the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking nor demonstrate a significant effort to do so. Countries in this tier are subject to potential non-humanitarian and non-trade sanctions.
  • Property crime > Losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism, and arson > % sales: Losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism, and arson (% sales). Losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism, and arson are the estimated losses from those causes that occurred on establishments' premises as a percentage of annual sales.
  • Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Corruption measures the share of senior managers who ranked corruption as a major or very severe constraint.
  • % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Crime measures the share of senior managers who ranked crime, theft, and disorder as a major or very severe constraint.
  • Courts > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Courts measure the share of senior managers who ranked courts and dispute resolution systems as a major or very severe constraint.
  • Courts > % of managers surveyed lacking confidence in courts to uphold property rights: Lack confidence that courts uphold property rights is the share of senior managers who do not agree with the statement: “I am confident that the judicial system will enforce my contractual and property rights in business disputes.”
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STAT Brazil Mexico HISTORY
Age of criminal responsibility 18
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Mexico 		6
Ranked 57th.
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 74.9
Ranked 20th. 6% more than Mexico 		70.68
Ranked 31st.
Crime levels 78.04
Ranked 10th. 36% more than Mexico 		57.18
Ranked 28th.
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 2.6%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Mexico 		1.2%
Ranked 1st.
Drugs > Opiates use 0.6%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Mexico 		0.1%
Ranked 9th.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 14.86
Ranked 86th. 		38.67
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Brazil
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 23.57
Ranked 59th. 37% more than Mexico 		17.26
Ranked 78th.
Murder rate 22 15
Suicide rates > Suicide rate (both sexes) 4.8
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Mexico 		4
Ranked 12th.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 8
Ranked 72nd. 		15
Ranked 40th. 88% more than Brazil
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 27
Ranked 12th. 80% more than Mexico 		15
Ranked 1st.
Violent crime > Murder rate 40,974
Ranked 1st. 59% more than Mexico 		25,757
Ranked 2nd.
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 209.9
Ranked 19th. 		218.49
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Brazil
Violent crime > Murders 40,974
Ranked 1st. 59% more than Mexico 		25,757
Ranked 2nd.
Violent crime > Murders per million people 209.9
Ranked 19th. 		218.49
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Brazil
Murders > Per 100,000 people 30.8
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Mexico 		11.3
Ranked 43th.
International Court of Justice > Current composition > Term End 2018 2015
Prisoners 308,304 prisoners
Ranked 5th. 78% more than Mexico 		172,888 prisoners
Ranked 9th.
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence 30 years 60 years (70 years if convicted of murder involving kidnapping)
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 80.14
Ranked 8th. 46% more than Mexico 		54.87
Ranked 28th.
Murders > WHO 26.2
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Mexico 		10.9
Ranked 60th.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 47.36
Ranked 84th. 		69.4
Ranked 68th. 47% more than Brazil
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force December 17, 1964<br>December 17, 1964 January 25, 1980<br>May 21, 2001
Prisoners > Per capita 169 per 100,000 people
Ranked 49th. The same as Mexico 		169 per 100,000 people
Ranked 50th.
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence No life imprisonment sentence No life imprisonment sentence
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 59.69
Ranked 15th. 37% more than Mexico 		43.55
Ranked 37th.
Suicide rates > Suicide rate (males) 7.7
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Mexico 		6.8
Ranked 10th.
Software piracy rate 59%
Ranked 57th. 		61%
Ranked 53th. 3% more than Brazil
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 75.71
Ranked 9th. 26% more than Mexico 		60.19
Ranked 23th.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 76.18
Ranked 6th. 41% more than Mexico 		54.1
Ranked 28th.
Suicide rates > Suicide rate (females 2
Ranked 8th. 54% more than Mexico 		1.3
Ranked 13th.
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 86.31
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Mexico 		78.32
Ranked 34th.
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole Varies, depending on sentence Varies, depending on sentence
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 43.9
Ranked 34th. 41% more than Mexico 		31.18
Ranked 67th.
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 76.95
Ranked 9th. 45% more than Mexico 		52.89
Ranked 32nd.
Illicit drugs second-largest consumer of cocaine in the world; illicit producer of cannabis; trace amounts of coca cultivation in the Amazon region, used for domestic consumption; government has a large-scale eradication program to control cannabis; important transshipment country for Bolivian, Colombian, and Peruvian cocaine headed for Europe; also used by traffickers as a way station for narcotics air transshipments between Peru and Colombia; upsurge in drug-related violence and weapons smuggling; important market for Colombian, Bolivian, and Peruvian cocaine; illicit narcotics proceeds earned in Brazil are often laundered through the financial system; significant illicit financial activity in the Tri-Border Area major drug-producing nation; cultivation of opium poppy in 2007 rose to 6,900 hectares yielding a potential production of 18 metric tons of pure heroin, or 50 metric tons of "black tar" heroin, the dominant form of Mexican heroin in the western United States; marijuana cultivation increased to 8,900 hectares in 2007 and yielded a potential production of 15,800 metric tons; government conducts the largest independent illicit-crop eradication program in the world; continues as the primary transshipment country for US-bound cocaine from South America, with an estimated 90% of annual cocaine movements toward the US stopping in Mexico; major drug syndicates control the majority of drug trafficking throughout the country; producer and distributor of ecstasy; significant money-laundering center; major supplier of heroin and largest foreign supplier of marijuana and methamphetamine to the US market
Prisoners per 1000 1.72 prisoners
Ranked 51st. 6% more than Mexico 		1.62 prisoners
Ranked 53th.
Murders committed by youths 20,386
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Mexico 		5,991
Ranked 5th.
Background Violent crime is major area of concern for Brazil. The recent figures show that it has the highest number of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_com_by_you-crime-murders-committed-by-youths">murders committed by youths</a>, at more than 20,000 committed between 1990 and 1999. Brazil also has the 5th highest rate of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_com_by_you_per_cap-murders-committed-youths-per-capita">murders by youths per capita</a>, with 32.5 per 100,000 of the population. &nbsp;However, corruption is also a big problem, with almost 67% of business managers identifying <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_cor_of_man_sur_ran_thi_as_a_maj_bus_con-surveyed-ranking-major-business-constraint">corruption as a constraint to business</a>. Mexico&rsquo;s reputation as one of the most dangerous nations in the world is upheld by the fact that in 2002, it was top of a list of 42 nations for <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_man-crime-manslaughters">manslaughters</a> and 5th for the number of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_com_by_you-crime-murders-committed-by-youths">murders</a> committed by youths. Unsurprisingly, they have the 3rd highest number of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mx-mexico/cri-crime">prisoners</a>, with 173,000. <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mx-mexico/eco-economy">http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mx-mexico/eco-economy</a>Despite the fact that Mexico&rsquo;s economy is one of largest in the world, with a <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_gdp-economy-gdp">GDP </a>of over $839 billion, Mexico still has the highest percentage of a nation population earning below half of the <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_pop_bel_med_inc-economy-population-below-median-income">median income</a>, with some 16% of the country earning less than <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_pop_und_1_a_day-economy-population-under-1-day">$1 per day</a>. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mx-mexico/edu-education Mexico has the <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_tea_wee_per_yea_pri-teaching-weeks-per-year-primary">longest school year</a> in Latin America and the 5th longest in the world, with primary school students spending 42 weeks in the classroom. Despite this fact, Mexican 15 year old are bottom of the class amongst 27 nations in <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_rea_lit-education-reading-literacy">reading</a>, <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_mat_lit-education-mathematical-literacy">mathematical</a> and <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_sci_lit-education-scientific-literacy">scientific</a> literacy. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mx-mexico/gov-government A federal democracy, the Mexican government is not shy of equality in representation, with some 24% of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/gov_pro_of_sea_hel_by_wom_in_nat_par-seats-held-women-national-parliament">parliamentary seats</a> held by women. However, it is also the 17th most expensive <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/gov_gen_gov_fin_con_exp_cur_us-final-consumption-expenditure-current-us">government</a> in the world to run, costing the Mexican taxpayer some $88.7 million in 2005. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mx-mexico/hea-health One of Mexico&rsquo;s chief health concerns is <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity">obesity</a>. With 24.2% of its population considered obese, it is 2nd in the world behind its northern neighbors, the US. Most recent figures show government spending on <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_exp_pub_of_gdp-health-expenditure-public-of-gdp">health</a> is amongst the lowest in the world, at just 3.02% of GDP - just ahead of North Korea. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mx-mexico/imm-immigration Despite its size and economic significance, Mexico is home to just 0.5% of the <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/imm_imm_pop_per_of_tot_num_of_imm_in_the_wor-percentage-total-number-immigrants-world">world&rsquo;s immigrants</a>. However, the country has a <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/imm_net_mig_rat-immigration-net-migration-rate">net migration</a> figure of - 3.84 per 1,000, which means more citizens emigrate than immigrants come in. Unsurprisingly, the favored destination for <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/imm_imm_to_the_uni_sta_ori_2010-immigration-united-states-origin-2010">Mexican emigrants</a> is the US. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mx-mexico/lab-labor Mexico has a <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lab_for_tot-labor-force-total">total labor force</a> of more than 42 million people, the 12th largest in the world. Of that figure, there is a heavy reliance on the services industry, with 58% of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lab_lab_for_by_occ-labor-force-by-occupation">labor force</a> employed working in that sector, with industrial sector 2nd and the agricultural sector 3rd. Interestingly, just over 15% of the labor force can boast <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lab_for_wit_ter_edu_of_tot-labor-force-tertiary-education-total">3rd level education</a>. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mx-mexico/peo-people With one of the biggest populations in the world, some 75% of the population is to be found in <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/peo_per_liv_in_urb_are-people-percentage-living-urban-areas">urban areas</a>. In 2005, Mexico had the 7th largest urban population in the world, with a total of 78 million people - 6 million less than 6th-placed Japan, and 450 million short of leaders China! http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mx-mexico/rel-religion With such a strong Spanish heritage, there can be little surprise in the fact that the state is strongly Roman Catholic. In fact, Mexico is home to the 2nd highest <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/rel_rom_cat_by_cou_rom_cat_cat_tot-roman-catholicism-country-catholic-total">Catholic population</a> in the world, behind Brazil. However, less than half of Mexican Catholics <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/rel_chu_att-religion-church-attendance">attend church</a> regularly. The other key <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/rel_rel_all-religion-religions-all">religion</a> is Protestant, with the remaining 5% including 318,000 Muslims and just 40,000 <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/rel_jew-religion-jews">Jews</a>. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/my-malaysia Despite being spread across the northern region of the island of Borneo and the southern half of the Malay peninsula, Malaysia has just three neighbors. It surrounds Brunei (381km), <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/geo_lan_bou_bor_cou-geography-land-boundaries-border-countries">borders</a> Indonesia to the south (1,782km) and has Thailand (506km) to the north of the Malay peninsula. However, it has a cast coastline most of which faces onto the South China sea. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/my-malaysia/cri-crime Malaysia is one of the strictest societies in the world, with by far the most amount of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_jai-crime-jails">jails</a>. In fact, it has 17 times that number of penitentiaries as the US, despite having less than 10% of the <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/peo_pop-people-population">national population</a>. Stlll, the policy seems to work as a deterrent, with just 167,000 <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri-crime-total-crimes">crimes in total</a> recorded in 2002.http://www.nationmaster.com/country/my-malaysia/eco-economyMalaysia has one of the most celebrated economies in Asia, but it has fallen behind some of its regional neighbors in recent decades - most notably Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia, all of whom have greater <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_gdp-economy-gdp">total GDP</a> figures. However, the economy continues to grow steadily, a a <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_gdp_gro_ann-economy-gdp-growth-annual">growth in GDP</a> of 5.16% in 2005. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/my-malaysia/edu-education Education is one of the priority sectors in Malaysia, with most recent figures showing its represented some 28% of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_pub_spe_on_edu_tot_of_gov_exp-public-spending-total-government-expenditure">public expenditure </a> - the 5th highest figure globally - dedicated to the area, according to figures in 2003. The state also has the 7th longest <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/edu_tea_wee_per_yea_pri-teaching-weeks-per-year-primary">school year </a>in the world, with primary school students spending 41 weeks in the classroom, though 3 behind southern neighbors Indonesia. <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/country/my-malaysia/hea-health">http://www.nationmaster.com/country/my-malaysia/hea-health</a>In general, Malaysia is a fairly healthy country to live in, with males having only a 5% chance of <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationmaster.com%2Fgraph%2Fhea_pro_of_not_rea_40-health-probability-not-reaching-40&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNGAQzoiNCXmlQQyMZujkvBgqcz76g">not reaching 40</a> years of age, and enjoying 70% <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_pro_of_rea_65_mal-health-probability-reaching-65-male">probability of reaching 65</a>. Unfortunately, there isn&rsquo;t too long to go after that, with the <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_lif_exp_at_bir_tot_yea-life-expectancy-birth-total-years">average life expectancy</a> being 73.7 years.
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence No life imprisonment sentence No life imprisonment sentence
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 55.36
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Mexico 		51.46
Ranked 33th.
Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users 15%
Ranked 49th. 		35.38%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Brazil
Prisoners > Female 4.1%
Ranked 67th. 		4.4%
Ranked 59th. 7% more than Brazil
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 ?? ??
Drugs > HIV infections amongst drug users 5.92%
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Mexico 		5.8%
Ranked 15th.
Punishment > Has life imprisonment No (except in wartime) No (exception of Chihuahua)
Murders committed by youths per million 118.52
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Mexico 		58.55
Ranked 8th.
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 74.79
Ranked 12th. 22% more than Mexico 		61.23
Ranked 30th.
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence No No
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 72.3
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Mexico 		50.4
Ranked 31st.
Murders committed by youths per capita 32.5
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Mexico 		15.3
Ranked 9th.
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 0.4%
Ranked 79th. 		0.9%
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Brazil
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 133.8%
Ranked 49th. 8% more than Mexico 		123.6%
Ranked 56th.
Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Current situation Brazil is a source and destination country for women and girls trafficked for sexual exploitation within Brazil and to destinations in South America, the Caribbean, Western Europe, Japan, the US, and the Middle East, and for men trafficked within the country for forced agricultural labor; child sex tourism is a problem within the country, particularly in the resort areas and coastal cities of Brazil's northeast; foreign victims from Bolivia, Peru, China, and Korea are trafficked to Brazil for labor exploitation in factories Mexico is a source, transit, and destination country for persons trafficked for sexual exploitation and labor; while the vast majority of victims are Central Americans trafficked along Mexico's southern border, other source regions include South America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia; women and children are trafficked from rural regions to urban centers and tourist areas for sexual exploitation, often through fraudulent offers of employment or through threats of physical violence; the Mexican trafficking problem is often conflated with alien smuggling, and frequently the same criminal networks are involved; pervasive corruption among state and local law enforcement often impedes investigations
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 28.1%
Ranked 81st. 6 times more than Mexico 		4.6%
Ranked 135th.
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines 29.9
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Mexico 		4
Ranked 90th.
United States extradition treaties > Date signed January 13, 1961<br>June 18, 1962 May 4, 1978<br>November 13, 1997
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines per million 0.167
Ranked 101st. 4 times more than Mexico 		0.0375
Ranked 111th.
Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Tier rating Tier 2 Watch List - Brazil has failed to show evidence of increasing efforts to fight trafficking, specifically for its failure to apply effective criminal penalties against traffickers who exploit forced labor Tier 2 Watch List - Mexico remains on the Tier 2 Watch List for the third consecutive year based on future commitments to undertake additional efforts in prosecution, protection, and prevention of trafficking in persons, and the failure of the government to provide critical law enforcement data
Property crime > Losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism, and arson > % sales 1.7%
Ranked 12th. 21% more than Mexico 		1.4%
Ranked 8th.
Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 66.91%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Mexico 		17.84%
Ranked 3rd.
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 52.04%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Mexico 		7.34%
Ranked 7th.
Courts > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 32.54%
Ranked 3rd. 271 times more than Mexico 		0.12%
Ranked 20th.
Courts > % of managers surveyed lacking confidence in courts to uphold property rights 39.61%
Ranked 10th. 		63.57%
Ranked 7th. 60% more than Brazil

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Defense of infancy (Ages of criminal responsibility by country); crime; https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/WDR2011/World_Drug_Report_2011_ebook.pdf, World Drug Report 2011, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), 2011, p. 217.; Wikipedia: List of countries by prevalence of opiates use ("World Drug Report 2011" . United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2011. "World Drug Report 2006" . United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2006. http://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr/WDR_2009/WDR2009_eng_web.pdf); Wikipedia: List of countries by suicide rate (Suicide rates per 100,000 by country, year and sex (Table) ); Annexe I of the Small Arms Survey 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of countries by intentional homicide rate by decade; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Source tables; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UN Office on Drugs and Crime, UN Survey of Crime Trends, at http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/IHS-rates-05012009.pdf.; Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's: International Court of Justice; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); Wikipedia: Life imprisonment (Summary by country); World Health Organisation.; Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties; International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002; Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Source tables; Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Source tables; World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Cultures of Corruption: Evidence from Diplomatic Parking Tickets Ray Fisman Edward Miguel Columbia University and NBER University of California, Berkeley and NBER 2006; Cultures of Corruption: Evidence from Diplomatic Parking Tickets Ray Fisman Edward Miguel Columbia University and NBER University of California, Berkeley and NBER 2006. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Bank, Enterprise Surveys; World Development Indicators database

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