Crime > Prisoners > Foreign prisoners: Countries Compared

Author: Ian Graham, Staff Editor

Why is Andorra throwing so many foreigners into its prisons? Is there a smuggling problem? Are legions of tourists flagrantly breaking the law? It seems doubtful. <p>Though almost 84 percent of the inmates of the countryâ€™s prisons are foreigners, that translates into a mere 51 people, since there are only 61 prisoners in Andorra. <p>Besides, a large proportion of Andorraâ€™s residents are foreign (Spanish nationals make up more than 40 percent of the population). It is estimated that there are more than 4,000 immigrants without work or residence permits in Andorra, because the government immigration quotas are much lower than the number of available jobs. So itâ€™s likely that many of the foreign prisoners are Spanish or facing immigration-related charges or both.

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DEFINITION: Prisoners who are foreign nationals, expressed as a percentage share of total prison population. Data for 2003.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	AndorraAndorra	83.6%	2003
2	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	70.8%	2003
3	The GambiaThe Gambia	66.7%	2003
4	LuxembourgLuxembourg	63.9%	2003
5	QatarQatar	55.6%	2003
6	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	50.9%	2003
7	BotswanaBotswana	47%	2003
8	CyprusCyprus	42.9%	2003
9	GreeceGreece	42.4%	2003
10	BelgiumBelgium	40.9%	2003
11	MalaysiaMalaysia	39.6%	2003
12	NetherlandsNetherlands	36.4%	2003
13	LebanonLebanon	36.1%	2003
14	EstoniaEstonia	35.8%	2003
15	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	35.3%	2003
16	MaltaMalta	35%	2003
17	AustriaAustria	33%	2003
18	ItalyItaly	30.1%	2003
19	GermanyGermany	29.9%	2003
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	27.95%	2003
=20	LibyaLibya	27.2%	2003
=20	SwedenSweden	27.2%	2003
22	SpainSpain	25.4%	2003
23	IsraelIsrael	24.9%	2003
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	22.55%	2003
24	JordanJordan	22.1%	2003
25	FranceFrance	21.4%	2003
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	21.16%	2003
26	OmanOman	20.3%	2003
27	SingaporeSingapore	19.9%	2003
28	SurinameSuriname	19.3%	2003
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	17.22%	2003
29	DenmarkDenmark	16.3%	2003
30	SloveniaSlovenia	15.3%	2003
31	NorwayNorway	15%	2003
32	BarbadosBarbados	14.3%	2003
33	PortugalPortugal	12%	2003
34	CroatiaCroatia	11.8%	2003
35	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	9.4%	2003
36	IcelandIceland	9.3%	2003
37	PanamaPanama	9.1%	2003
38	Costa RicaCosta Rica	8.7%	2003
39	FinlandFinland	7.9%	2003
40	SenegalSenegal	7.5%	2003
41	LesothoLesotho	6.6%	2003
42	JapanJapan	6.5%	2003
43	NamibiaNamibia	5.5%	2003
=44	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	5.2%	2003
=44	New ZealandNew Zealand	5.2%	2003
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	5.11%	2003
46	ZimbabweZimbabwe	4.8%	2003
47	HungaryHungary	4.4%	2003
48	JamaicaJamaica	4%	2003
49	MauritiusMauritius	3.4%	2003
=50	ThailandThailand	2.9%	2003
=50	UgandaUganda	2.9%	2003
=50	ChileChile	2.9%	2003
53	BelarusBelarus	2.6%	2003
54	SlovakiaSlovakia	2.3%	2003
55	South AfricaSouth Africa	2.1%	2003
56	BulgariaBulgaria	2%	2003
57	TongaTonga	1.8%	2003
=58	TurkeyTurkey	1.7%	2003
=58	RussiaRussia	1.7%	2003
=60	LithuaniaLithuania	1.6%	2003
=60	UkraineUkraine	1.6%	2003
62	PolandPoland	1.5%	2003
=63	SwazilandSwaziland	1.4%	2003
=63	GeorgiaGeorgia	1.4%	2003
=63	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	1.4%	2003
=66	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	1.3%	2003
=66	ChadChad	1.3%	2003
=66	AlgeriaAlgeria	1.3%	2003
=66	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	1.3%	2003
70	MexicoMexico	0.9%	2003
71	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	0.8%	2003
72	RomaniaRomania	0.7%	2003
=73	PhilippinesPhilippines	0.6%	2003
=73	ColombiaColombia	0.6%	2003
=73	LatviaLatvia	0.6%	2003
=73	GuyanaGuyana	0.6%	2003
=77	IndonesiaIndonesia	0.5%	2003
=77	United StatesUnited States	0.5%	2003
=79	AlbaniaAlbania	0.4%	2003
=79	BrazilBrazil	0.4%	2003
81	RwandaRwanda	0.3%	2003
82	TanzaniaTanzania	0.2%	2003
83	ArmeniaArmenia	0.1%	2003
84	ChinaChina	0.03%	2003
=85	SudanSudan	0.0	2003
=85	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	0.0	2003

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