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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2.02 million prisoners | 2002 | |
| 2 | China | 1.55 million prisoners | 2002 | |
| 3 | Russia | 846,967 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 341,505.57 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 4 | India | 313,635 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 5 | Brazil | 308,304 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 6 | Thailand | 213,815 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 7 | Ukraine | 198,386 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 8 | South Africa | 181,944 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 179,709.8 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 9 | Mexico | 172,888 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 10 | Iran | 163,526 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 160,107.5 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 11 | Rwanda | 112,000 prisoners | 2002 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 92,485.93 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 12 | Pakistan | 87,000 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 85,721.73 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 13 | Indonesia | 84,357 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 14 | Poland | 80,467 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 78,753 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 16 | Germany | 74,904 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 74,170 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 71,515.82 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 18 | Philippines | 70,383 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 19 | Japan | 69,502 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 64,109.28 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 20 | Turkey | 64,051 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 21 | Egypt | 61,845 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 22 | Spain | 59,251 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 23 | South Korea | 58,564 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 58,300 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 25 | France | 56,957 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 26 | Taiwan | 56,225 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 27 | Italy | 55,670 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 28 | Vietnam | 55,000 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 29 | Morocco | 54,351 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 30 | Colombia | 54,034 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 31 | Belarus | 51,238 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 32 | Romania | 48,075 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 48,000 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 34 | Argentina | 44,969 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Europe average (profile) | 43,256.4 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 35 | Tanzania | 43,244 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 36 | Nigeria | 40,447 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 37 | Malaysia | 39,258 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 38 | Chile | 36,636 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 39 | Canada | 35,519 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 40 | Kenya | 35,278 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 41 | Algeria | 34,243 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 42 | Burma | 32,797 prisoners | 2002 | |
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 30,537 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 28,612 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 27,585.95 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 44 | Peru | 27,417 prisoners | 2002 | |
| NATO countries average (profile) | 25,641.04 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 25,381.53 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 24,438.78 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 23,761.7 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 45 | Tunisia | 23,165 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 46 | Australia | 22,492 prisoners | 2002 | |
| European Union average (profile) | 22,488.59 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 47 | Madagascar | 20,109 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 48 | Cameroon | 20,000 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 19,974 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 19,500 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 19,436 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 51 | Venezuela | 19,255 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 19,136 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 53 | Czech Republic | 18,669 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 54 | Hungary | 17,862 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 55 | Netherlands | 16,930 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 56 | Singapore | 16,310 prisoners | 2002 | |
| =57 | Syria | 14,000 prisoners | 2002 | |
| =57 | Yemen | 14,000 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 59 | Portugal | 13,918 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 13,836 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 61 | Zambia | 13,173 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 12,626.18 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 62 | Honduras | 11,502 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 63 | Lithuania | 11,070 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 64 | El Salvador | 11,055 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 65 | Israel | 11,027 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 66 | Ghana | 10,992 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 67 | Moldova | 10,903 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 68 | Panama | 10,350 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 9,918 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 70 | Libya | 9,763 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 71 | Greece | 8,841 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 72 | Mozambique | 8,812 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 73 | Burundi | 8,647 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 74 | Belgium | 8,605 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 75 | Malawi | 8,566 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 8,526 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 77 | Latvia | 8,483 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 78 | Bolivia | 8,315 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 79 | Guatemala | 8,307 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 80 | Ecuador | 8,274 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 81 | Austria | 8,114 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 82 | Mongolia | 7,871 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 83 | Slovakia | 7,758 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 7,198 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 85 | Nepal | 7,132 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 86 | Uruguay | 7,100 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 87 | Georgia | 6,406 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 88 | Cambodia | 6,346 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 89 | Angola | 6,008 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 90 | New Zealand | 5,968 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 91 | Sweden | 5,920 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 92 | Botswana | 5,890 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 93 | Jordan | 5,589 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 94 | Lebanon | 5,535 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 95 | Senegal | 5,360 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 96 | Switzerland | 4,982 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 97 | Benin | 4,961 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 98 | Namibia | 4,814 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,794 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 100 | Jamaica | 4,744 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 101 | Estonia | 4,571 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 102 | Central African Republic | 4,168 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 103 | Haiti | 4,152 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 104 | Paraguay | 4,088 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 105 | Mali | 4,040 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 106 | Chad | 3,883 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 107 | Denmark | 3,435 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 108 | Finland | 3,433 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 3,302 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 110 | Swaziland | 3,245 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 111 | Guinea | 3,070 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 112 | Lesotho | 3,000 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 113 | Kuwait | 2,946 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 114 | Norway | 2,914 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 115 | Armenia | 2,866 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | 2,800 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 117 | Croatia | 2,611 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 118 | Mauritius | 2,565 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 119 | Togo | 2,043 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 120 | Suriname | 1,933 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 121 | Albania | 1,532 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 122 | Guyana | 1,507 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 123 | Oman | 1,403 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 124 | Mauritania | 1,354 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 125 | The Bahamas | 1,280 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 126 | Cyprus | 1,254 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 127 | Slovenia | 1,099 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 128 | Belize | 1,097 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 129 | Barbados | 992 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 130 | Fiji | 982 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 131 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 918 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 132 | Bahrain | 911 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 133 | Qatar | 570 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 134 | The Gambia | 450 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 135 | Djibouti | 384 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 365 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 137 | Luxembourg | 341 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 138 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 302 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 139 | Dominica | 298 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 140 | Grenada | 297 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 141 | Malta | 283 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 142 | Antigua and Barbuda | 186 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 143 | Seychelles | 157 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 135 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 134 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 130 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 147 | Tonga | 113 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 148 | Iceland | 104 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 149 | Palau | 103 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 93 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 151 | Andorra | 61 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 152 | Kiribati | 55 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 153 | Federated States of Micronesia | 39 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 154 | Marshall Islands | 23 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 155 | Liechtenstein | 18 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 156 | Monaco | 13 prisoners | 2002 | |
| =157 | Nauru | 6 prisoners | 2002 | |
| =157 | Tuvalu | 6 prisoners | 2002 | |
| =159 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =159 | Ethiopia | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =159 | Tajikistan | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =159 | Sudan | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =159 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =159 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =159 | Cuba | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =159 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =159 | Niger | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =159 | Comoros | 0.0 | 2002 |
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COUNTRIES COVERED
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| Female | 134 |
| Foreign prisoners | 86 |
| Per capita | 164 |
| Pre-trial detainees | 143 |
| Share of prison capacity filled | 128 |
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Posted on 25 Apr 2005
Ian Graham, Staff Editor
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Are you f'in kidding me, I live in a rented apt. and pay for everything I need myself, and live on about 13-16k a year, prisoners must be getting quite a bit...
Posted on 09 Jun 2010
Joe
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Posted on 26 Nov 2012
wizarddrummer
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Posted on 19 Jul 2011
Mansion
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Crime isn't by gender. Both men and women have moral codes and both are equal. Men have more testosterone and are typically more aggressive which might make them more prone to committing crimes, but women are more likely to be psychotic- does this mean all female crimes are due to crazy girls? Because of the different perception children create as they grow due to their environment, girls in, let's say, bad parts of town, for example, are raised to think differently than boys raised in the same part of town. Think of the cultural bias that men must take care of the family; little brothers, mother, sisters, wife, children. Perhaps men are put in jail more because they have to support a family. It is just as, if not more, likely that this would happen as compared to the number of women in jail being due to protecting themselves or loved ones from a male aggressor.
Just over 20% of women crime can't make it "almost always" a male activity- one of every five crimes are women. If it was one of many many many more crimes, perhaps then we could say that crime is almost always a male activity.
Crimes are crimes. Violent crimes are bad, but are they worse that fraud schemes that steal live savings, ruin lives, ruin businesses? Perhaps that isn't a good example. But look at it this way- either way we have to pay for them to sit in a jail cell. Either way they are a potential menace to society.
None of what you have stated has given solid enough evidence as to why women are better than men. In fact, the reason why most people don't believe in what you say is because the evidence always offered in circumstantial. I am a women, proud to be one, but until I see better reasons why we are better than them, Why should I believe you? For now, I'll stick with thinking genders are equal.
Posted on 02 Jun 2011
Katie
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If you look at more of the stats available on this website you will see that only 0.5% of the US prison population are foreign.
Posted on 12 Feb 2011
Joseph Hart
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It's confusing, but you're looking at it the wrong way. Texas has a higher rate of imprisonment, not more individual prisoners than the rest of the US states combined. It just simply incarcerates people at a higher rate than the rest of the country whether combined or considered individually per state.
Plus it's not 704 out of 100,000, it is 1 out of 704, which is a higher rate than 1 in 726. So it all means, in Texas you are approximately 6% more likely to be arrested than anywhere else in the US.
Posted on 12 Jun 2010
JDoob
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Posted on 16 Apr 2010
Kathy
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Posted on 08 May 2010
Chris L
