Crime > Convictions per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Number of people convicted of a crime. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	FinlandFinland	39.59	2006
2	New ZealandNew Zealand	22.43	2006
3	TurkeyTurkey	13.39	2006
4	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	13.08	2006
5	BelgiumBelgium	12.52	2006
6	PolandPoland	12.14	2006
7	SwedenSweden	10.38	2006
8	ThailandThailand	9.43	2006
9	HungaryHungary	9.12	2006
10	LuxembourgLuxembourg	9.03	2006
11	FranceFrance	8.5	2006
12	DenmarkDenmark	8.1	2006
13	IcelandIceland	8.06	2006
14	BelarusBelarus	7.54	2006
15	EstoniaEstonia	7.25	2006
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	6.87	2006
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	6.85	2006
16	NetherlandsNetherlands	6.8	2006
17	GermanyGermany	6.37	2006
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	6.17	2006
18	PortugalPortugal	5.77	2006
19	CroatiaCroatia	5.45	2006
20	AustriaAustria	4.9	2006
21	SlovakiaSlovakia	4.48	2006
22	SloveniaSlovenia	4.05	2006
23	LatviaLatvia	3.78	2006
24	LithuaniaLithuania	3.47	2006
25	BulgariaBulgaria	3.41	2006
26	ItalyItaly	3.32	2006
27	UkraineUkraine	3.14	2006
28	NorwayNorway	2.86	2006
29	RomaniaRomania	2.34	2006
30	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	1.83	2006
31	AlbaniaAlbania	1.28	2006
32	AustraliaAustralia	0.725	2006
33	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	0.389	2006
34	SpainSpain	0.368	2006
35	MaltaMalta	0.0787	2006
36	TajikistanTajikistan	0.00489	2006
37	CyprusCyprus	0.00191	2006
38	IrelandIreland	0.00141	2006
39	SingaporeSingapore	0.000909	2006

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Finland ranked first for convictions per 1000 amongst European Union in 2006.
Turkey ranked first for convictions per 1000 amongst NATO countries in 2006.
31 of the bottom 37 countries by convictions per 1000 are European.
All of the top 2 countries by convictions per 1000 are Sparsely populated.
Belgium ranked second for convictions per 1000 amongst Eurozone in 2006.
New Zealand ranked second for convictions per 1000 amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
Switzerland ranked second for convictions per 1000 amongst Cold countries in 2006.
Italy ranked last for convictions per 1000 amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2006.
Poland ranked first for convictions per 1000 amongst Eastern Europe in 2006.
Australia ranked last for convictions per 1000 amongst Non-religious countries in 2006.