List of countries by incarceration rate
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Incarceration rates
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| Rank | Country/Entity | Prisoners per 100,000 population | Notes |
| 1 | United States of America | 743 | United States incarceration rate United States incarceration rate The United States of America has an incarceration rate of 743 per 100,000 of national population , the highest in the world. In comparison, Russia has the second highest 577 per 100,000, Canada is 123rd in the world with 117 per 100,000, and China has 120 per 100,000... |
| 2 | Rwanda | 595 | c. |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 550 | |
| 4 | Georgia | 547 | |
| 5 | Virgin Islands (USA) | 539 | |
| 6 | Seychelles | 507 | |
| 7 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 495 | |
| 8 | Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) | 468 | |
| 9 | Belize | 439 | |
| 10 | Dominica | 431 | |
| 11 | Bermuda (United Kingdom) | 428 | |
| 12 | Grenada | 423 | |
| 13 | El Salvador | 391 | |
| 14 | Anguilla (United Kingdom) | 387 | |
| 15 | Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) | 385 | |
| 16 | Bahamas | 382 | |
| 17 | Belarus | 381 | |
| 18 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 379 | |
| 19 | Palau | 378 | |
| 20 | Barbados | 354 | |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 351 | |
| 22 | Panama | 349 | |
| 23 | Ukraine | 347 | Prison population of Ukraine |
| 24 | Maldives | 343 | |
| 25 | Greenland (Denmark) | 340 | |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 330 | |
| 27 | Guam (USA) | 328 | |
| 27 | Thailand | 328 | |
| 29 | Israel | 319 | |
| 29 | Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) | 319 | |
| 31 | South Africa | 316 | |
| 32 | St. Lucia | 315 | |
| 33 | Latvia | 314 | |
| 34 | Puerto Rico (USA) | 303 | |
| 35 | Chile | 301 | |
| 36 | French Guiana/Guyane (France) | 297 | c. |
| 36 | Tunisia | 297 | |
| 38 | Iran | 291 | |
| 39 | Guyana | 284 | |
| 39 | Taiwan | 284 | |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 277 | |
| 42 | Lithuania | 276 | |
| 42 | Trinidad and Tobago | 276 | |
| 44 | Aruba (Netherlands) | 269 | |
| 44 | Mongolia | 269 | |
| 46 | Uruguay | 268 | |
| 47 | Botswana | 267 | |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 267 | |
| 49 | Estonia | 254 | |
| 50 | Brazil | 253 | |
| 50 | Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) | 253 | c. |
| 52 | Singapore | 249 | |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 238 | |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 228 | |
| 55 | Montenegro | 227 | |
| 56 | Martinique (France) | 225 | |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 224 | |
| 58 | Swaziland | 219 | |
| 59 | Czech Republic | 218 | |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 213 | |
| 60 | Poland | 213 | |
| 62 | Jersey (United Kingdom) | 206 | |
| 63 | Libya | 203 | |
| 64 | Mexico | 200 | |
| 65 | New Zealand | 199 | |
| 66 | American Samoa (USA) | 198 | |
| 67 | Gabon | 196 | |
| 68 | Morocco | 189 | |
| 69 | Namibia | 186 | |
| 70 | Sao Tome e Principe | 185 | |
| 71 | Slovakia | 184 | |
| 72 | Mauritius | 182 | |
| 73 | Colombia | 181 | |
| 74 | Gibraltar (United Kingdom) | 180 | |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 178 | |
| 76 | Moldova (Republic of) | 175 | |
| 76 | Suriname | 175 | |
| 78 | Jamaica | 174 | |
| 79 | Macau (China) | 170 | |
| 80 | Guadeloupe (France) | 168 | |
| 80 | Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) | 168 | |
| 80 | Turkey | 168 | |
| 83 | Peru | 166 | |
| 84 | Serbia | 164 | |
| 85 | Hungary | 163 | |
| 86 | Reunion (France) | 161 | |
| 87 | Algeria | 156 | |
| 87 | United Kingdom: England & Wales | 156 | Prison population of England and Wales Prison population of England and Wales There are 139 prisons in England and Wales, with 19 built since 1995. Seven prisons are private: built under the Private Finance Initiative, they are termed DCMF prisons and revert to the government after 25 years. A further two prisons are privately managed but were built with public money... |
| 89 | Spain | 155 | |
| 89 | United Kingdom: Scotland | 155 | |
| 91 | Honduras | 154 | |
| 92 | French Polynesia (France) | 153 | |
| 92 | Tonga | 153 | |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 153 | c. |
| 95 | Argentina | 151 | |
| 96 | Venezuela | 149 | |
| 97 | Armenia | 146 | |
| 98 | Fiji | 144 | |
| 99 | Northern Mariana Islands (USA) | 142 | |
| 100 | Albania | 141 | |
| 100 | Malta | 141 | |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 139 | |
| 102 | Nauru | 139 | |
| 102 | Romania | 139 | |
| 105 | Malaysia | 138 | |
| 106 | Kuwait | 137 | |
| 107 | Bahrain | 136 | |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 136 | |
| 107 | Hong Kong (China) | 136 | |
| 110 | Bhutan | 135 | |
| 111 | Australia | 133 | |
| 111 | New Caledonia (France) | 133 | |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 130 | |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 129 | |
| 115 | Cook Islands (New Zealand) | 126 | |
| 115 | Zambia | 126 | |
| 117 | China | 122 | |
| 117 | Vietnam | 122 | |
| 119 | Isle of Man (United Kingdom) | 121 | |
| 119 | Lebanon | 121 | |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 121 | c. |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 120 | |
| 122 | Kenya | 120 | |
| 122 | Lesotho | 120 | |
| 122 | Myanmar (formerly Burma) | 120 | |
| 126 | Cameroon | 119 | |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 119 | |
| 128 | Canada | 117 | |
| 128 | Croatia | 117 | |
| 128 | Portugal | 117 | |
| 131 | Burundi | 114 | |
| 131 | Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of) | 114 | |
| 133 | Cyprus (Republic of) | 110 | |
| 133 | Italy | 110 | |
| 133 | Philippines | 110 | |
| 136 | France | 109 | |
| 137 | Cambodia | 105 | |
| 138 | Austria | 104 | |
| 138 | Guernsey (United Kingdom) | 104 | |
| 138 | Mayotte (France) | 104 | |
| 141 | Kiribati | 102 | |
| 142 | Greece | 101 | |
| 142 | Iraq | 101 | |
| 144 | Ireland, Republic of | 99 | |
| 145 | Jordan | 98 | |
| 146 | Belgium | 97 | |
| 146 | Paraguay | 97 | |
| 148 | Netherlands | 94 | |
| 148 | Republic of (South) Korea | 94 | |
| 150 | Brunei Darussalam | 93 | |
| 150 | Madagascar | 93 | |
| 152 | Uganda | 92 | |
| 152 | United Kingdom: Northern Ireland | 92 | |
| 154 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 90 | |
| 155 | Angola | 87 | |
| 155 | Bolivia | 87 | |
| 155 | Germany | 87 | |
| 158 | Ecuador | 86 | |
| 159 | Tanzania | 82 | |
| 160 | Egypt | 81 | |
| 161 | Tuvalu | 80 | |
| 162 | Switzerland | 79 | |
| 163 | Sweden | 78 | |
| 164 | Guatemala | 77 | |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 76 | |
| 166 | Benin | 75 | |
| 166 | Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska | 75 | |
| 168 | Denmark | 74 | |
| 169 | Andorra | 73 | |
| 169 | Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation | 73 | |
| 169 | Malawi | 73 | |
| 169 | Norway | 73 | |
| 173 | Monaco | 70 | |
| 174 | Laos | 69 | |
| 175 | Djibouti | 68 | c. |
| 175 | Marshall Islands | 68 | |
| 177 | Mozambique | 67 | |
| 178 | Kosovo/Kosova | 66 | c. |
| 179 | Slovenia | 64 | |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 62 | |
| 181 | Oman | 61 | |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | 61 | |
| 183 | Iceland | 60 | |
| 183 | Senegal | 60 | |
| 185 | Finland | 59 | |
| 185 | Indonesia | 59 | |
| 185 | Togo | 59 | |
| 188 | Japan | 58 | |
| 188 | Syria | 58 | |
| 190 | Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) | 57 | c. |
| 191 | Cote d'Ivoire | 56 | |
| 191 | Ghana | 56 | |
| 193 | Haiti | 55 | |
| 194 | Mauritania | 50 | |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | 49 | |
| 196 | Yemen | 48 | |
| 197 | Gambia | 45 | |
| 197 | Sudan | 45 | |
| 199 | Niger | 43 | c. |
| 200 | Bangladesh | 42 | |
| 201 | Qatar | 41 | |
| 202 | Pakistan | 40 | |
| 203 | Sierra Leone | 39 | |
| 204 | Liberia | 37 | |
| 205 | Nepal | 36 | |
| 206 | Chad | 34 | |
| 207 | Mali | 32 | |
| 208 | Burkina Faso | 31 | |
| 208 | India | 31 | |
| 208 | Nigeria | 31 | |
| 211 | Central African Republic | 29 | |
| 212 | Republic of Guinea | 28 | |
| 213 | Congo (Brazzaville) | 26 | c. |
| 214 | Faeroe Islands (Denmark) | 23 | |
| 215 | Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor) | 20 | |
| 216 | Comoros | 19 | c. |
| 216 | Liechtenstein | 19 |
See also
- IncarcerationIncarcerationIncarceration is the detention of a person in prison, typically as punishment for a crime .People are most commonly incarcerated upon suspicion or conviction of committing a crime, and different jurisdictions have differing laws governing the function of incarceration within a larger system of...
- Incarceration in the United States
- United Kingdom prison populationUnited Kingdom prison populationThe United Kingdom has three distinct legal systems with a separate prison system in each—one for both England and Wales, one for Scotland, and one for Northern Ireland...
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External links
- Persons Detained Statistics of incarceration ("detained") from the United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeUnited Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeThe United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations agency that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations...
- Prison population per capita. Edutube. World map. Move cursor over countries to see incarceration rates. Click the full-screen icon in the bottom-left of the map to launch it in a full-screen window. Then click anywhere on the map and use your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in or out. Drag the map to move it in any direction.
- Correctional Population Trends Chart. United States Bureau of Justice StatisticsUnited States Bureau of Justice StatisticsThe United States Bureau of Justice Statistics is a federal government agency belonging to the U.S. Department of Justice. Established on December 27, 1979, the bureau collects, analyzes and publishes data relating to crime in the United States. The agency publishes data regarding statistics...
. - Number of inmates in Ukraine rises for first time in 7 years. 26 March 2009. Kyiv PostKyiv PostThe Kyiv Post is Ukraine's leading English-language newspaper.-History:The Kyiv Post was founded in September 1995 by an American, Jed Sunden. The paper covers politics, business and entertainment. The staff is a team of Western and Ukrainian journalists. Historically, the editorial policy has...
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