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Crime > Prisoners per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total persons incarcerated. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 RwandaRwanda 12.46 prisoners 2002
2 United StatesUnited States 7.02 prisoners 2002
3 RussiaRussia 5.83 prisoners 2002
4 PalauPalau 5.26 prisoners 2002
5 BelarusBelarus 5.19 prisoners 2002
6 BelizeBelize 4.36 prisoners 2002
7 DominicaDominica 4.27 prisoners 2002
8 The BahamasThe Bahamas 4.14 prisoners 2002
9 UkraineUkraine 4.12 prisoners 2002
10 SurinameSuriname 4.03 prisoners 2002
11 South AfricaSouth Africa 4 prisoners 2002
12 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3.92 prisoners 2002
13 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3.91 prisoners 2002
14 SingaporeSingapore 3.91 prisoners 2002
15 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 3.75 prisoners 2002
16 BarbadosBarbados 3.68 prisoners 2002
17 LatviaLatvia 3.63 prisoners 2002
18 EstoniaEstonia 3.36 prisoners 2002
19 ThailandThailand 3.35 prisoners 2002
20 PanamaPanama 3.26 prisoners 2002
21 BotswanaBotswana 3.26 prisoners 2002
22 MongoliaMongolia 3.22 prisoners 2002
23 LithuaniaLithuania 3.19 prisoners 2002
24 MoldovaMoldova 3.01 prisoners 2002
25 SwazilandSwaziland 3 prisoners 2002
26 GrenadaGrenada 2.91 prisoners 2002
27 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 2.88 prisoners 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 2.85 prisoners 2002
28 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 2.79 prisoners 2002
29 NamibiaNamibia 2.46 prisoners 2002
30 IranIran 2.41 prisoners 2002
31 TunisiaTunisia 2.37 prisoners 2002
32 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.34 prisoners 2002
33 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 2.32 prisoners 2002
34 ChileChile 2.32 prisoners 2002
35 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 2.28 prisoners 2002
36 RomaniaRomania 2.2 prisoners 2002
37 UruguayUruguay 2.13 prisoners 2002
38 MauritiusMauritius 2.12 prisoners 2002
39 PolandPoland 2.1 prisoners 2002
40 Costa RicaCosta Rica 2.08 prisoners 2002
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 2.08 prisoners 2002
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 2.03 prisoners 2002
41 GuyanaGuyana 2.01 prisoners 2002
42 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.9 prisoners 2002
43 SeychellesSeychelles 1.88 prisoners 2002
44 MoroccoMorocco 1.85 prisoners 2002
45 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1.84 prisoners 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.83 prisoners 2002
46 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1.83 prisoners 2002
47 LibyaLibya 1.83 prisoners 2002
48 JamaicaJamaica 1.81 prisoners 2002
49 HondurasHonduras 1.77 prisoners 2002
50 HungaryHungary 1.76 prisoners 2002
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 1.74 prisoners 2002
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 1.73 prisoners 2002
51 BrazilBrazil 1.72 prisoners 2002
52 IsraelIsrael 1.68 prisoners 2002
53 MexicoMexico 1.62 prisoners 2002
54 MalaysiaMalaysia 1.61 prisoners 2002
55 LesothoLesotho 1.59 prisoners 2002
56 LebanonLebanon 1.57 prisoners 2002
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 1.55 prisoners 2002
57 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.55 prisoners 2002
58 New ZealandNew Zealand 1.51 prisoners 2002
59 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.47 prisoners 2002
60 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.44 prisoners 2002
61 KuwaitKuwait 1.44 prisoners 2002
62 SpainSpain 1.43 prisoners 2002
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.38 prisoners 2002
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 1.37 prisoners 2002
63 NicaraguaNicaragua 1.37 prisoners 2002
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1.36 prisoners 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.35 prisoners 2002
64 PortugalPortugal 1.34 prisoners 2002
65 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1.33 prisoners 2002
66 ColombiaColombia 1.31 prisoners 2002
67 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1.31 prisoners 2002
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 1.29 prisoners 2002
68 CyprusCyprus 1.28 prisoners 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.27 prisoners 2002
69 BulgariaBulgaria 1.26 prisoners 2002
70 BahrainBahrain 1.24 prisoners 2002
71 ZambiaZambia 1.24 prisoners 2002
72 South KoreaSouth Korea 1.23 prisoners 2002
73 BurundiBurundi 1.23 prisoners 2002
74 ChinaChina 1.21 prisoners 2002
75 TanzaniaTanzania 1.21 prisoners 2002
76 FijiFiji 1.2 prisoners 2002
77 MadagascarMadagascar 1.2 prisoners 2002
78 ArgentinaArgentina 1.2 prisoners 2002
79 CameroonCameroon 1.19 prisoners 2002
80 AustraliaAustralia 1.14 prisoners 2002
81 TongaTonga 1.14 prisoners 2002
82 CanadaCanada 1.13 prisoners 2002
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 1.13 prisoners 2002
83 JordanJordan 1.11 prisoners 2002
84 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.11 prisoners 2002
85 KenyaKenya 1.07 prisoners 2002
86 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1.06 prisoners 2002
87 AlgeriaAlgeria 1.05 prisoners 2002
88 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.05 prisoners 2002
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 1.04 prisoners 2002
89 PeruPeru 1.03 prisoners 2002
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 1.01 prisoners 2002
90 AustriaAustria 1 prisoners 2002
91 TurkeyTurkey 0.985 prisoners 2002
92 ItalyItaly 0.974 prisoners 2002
93 ArmeniaArmenia 0.941 prisoners 2002
94 BoliviaBolivia 0.94 prisoners 2002
95 FranceFrance 0.922 prisoners 2002
96 GermanyGermany 0.908 prisoners 2002
97 EgyptEgypt 0.905 prisoners 2002
98 QatarQatar 0.905 prisoners 2002
99 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.9 prisoners 2002
100 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.869 prisoners 2002
101 AndorraAndorra 0.851 prisoners 2002
102 BelgiumBelgium 0.833 prisoners 2002
103 SyriaSyria 0.824 prisoners 2002
104 GreeceGreece 0.805 prisoners 2002
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.783 prisoners 2002
105 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.764 prisoners 2002
106 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.76 prisoners 2002
107 YemenYemen 0.755 prisoners 2002
108 ParaguayParaguay 0.734 prisoners 2002
109 MalawiMalawi 0.718 prisoners 2002
110 MaltaMalta 0.715 prisoners 2002
111 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.706 prisoners 2002
112 VietnamVietnam 0.691 prisoners 2002
113 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.684 prisoners 2002
114 BeninBenin 0.669 prisoners 2002
115 BurmaBurma 0.666 prisoners 2002
116 SwedenSweden 0.663 prisoners 2002
117 FinlandFinland 0.66 prisoners 2002
118 NorwayNorway 0.642 prisoners 2002
119 KiribatiKiribati 0.641 prisoners 2002
120 DenmarkDenmark 0.639 prisoners 2002
121 EcuadorEcuador 0.635 prisoners 2002
122 TuvaluTuvalu 0.63 prisoners 2002
123 OmanOman 0.608 prisoners 2002
124 CroatiaCroatia 0.588 prisoners 2002
125 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.583 prisoners 2002
126 PakistanPakistan 0.581 prisoners 2002
127 GhanaGhana 0.556 prisoners 2002
128 SloveniaSlovenia 0.551 prisoners 2002
129 JapanJapan 0.545 prisoners 2002
130 BangladeshBangladesh 0.541 prisoners 2002
131 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.532 prisoners 2002
132 SenegalSenegal 0.516 prisoners 2002
133 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.516 prisoners 2002
134 CambodiaCambodia 0.499 prisoners 2002
135 VanuatuVanuatu 0.48 prisoners 2002
136 MauritaniaMauritania 0.471 prisoners 2002
137 AlbaniaAlbania 0.469 prisoners 2002
138 HaitiHaiti 0.469 prisoners 2002
139 MozambiqueMozambique 0.456 prisoners 2002
140 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.441 prisoners 2002
141 ChadChad 0.433 prisoners 2002
142 AngolaAngola 0.404 prisoners 2002
143 TogoTogo 0.399 prisoners 2002
144 MonacoMonaco 0.398 prisoners 2002
145 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.392 prisoners 2002
146 MaliMali 0.371 prisoners 2002
147 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.365 prisoners 2002
148 IcelandIceland 0.362 prisoners 2002
149 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.344 prisoners 2002
150 GuineaGuinea 0.339 prisoners 2002
151 NigeriaNigeria 0.313 prisoners 2002
152 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.308 prisoners 2002
153 NepalNepal 0.296 prisoners 2002
154 IndiaIndia 0.291 prisoners 2002
155 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.228 prisoners 2002
156 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.0185 prisoners 2002
=157 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.0 2002
=157 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0 2002
=157 TajikistanTajikistan 0.0 2002
=157 SudanSudan 0.0 2002
=157 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.0 2002
=157 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.0 2002
=157 CubaCuba 0.0 2002
=157 UgandaUganda 0.0 2002
=157 NigerNiger 0.0 2002
=157 ComorosComoros 0.0 2002

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