DEFINITION
Female
prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison
population. Data for 2003.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Thailand: |
20.3% |
|
| #2 |
Bolivia: |
16.7% |
|
| #3 |
Qatar: |
11.8% |
|
| #4 |
Paraguay: |
11.3% |
|
| #5 |
Costa Rica: |
10.8% |
|
| #6 |
Singapore: |
10.4% |
|
| #7 |
Argentina: |
9.5% |
|
| #8 |
Malaysia: |
9% |
|
| #9 |
United States: |
8.5% |
|
| #10 |
Peru: |
8.1% |
|
| #11 |
Spain: |
7.8% |
|
| #12 |
Jamaica: |
7.3% |
|
| #13 |
Andorra: |
7.3% |
|
| #14 |
Portugal: |
7.2% |
|
| #15 |
Nepal: |
7.1% |
|
| #16 |
Panama: |
6.9% |
|
| #17 |
Netherlands: |
6.8% |
|
| #18 |
Guatemala: |
6.8% |
|
| #19 |
Australia: |
6.7% |
|
| #20 |
Saudi Arabia: |
6.6% |
|
| #21 |
Belize: |
6.4% |
|
| #22 |
Mozambique: |
6.3% |
|
| #23 |
Chile: |
6.3% |
|
| #24 |
Switzerland: |
6.2% |
|
| #25 |
Colombia: |
6.1% |
|
| #26 |
Luxembourg: |
6.1% |
|
| #27 |
Belarus: |
6.1% |
|
| #28 |
Hungary: |
6% |
|
| #29 |
Ukraine: |
5.9% |
|
| #30 |
Suriname: |
5.9% |
|
| #31 |
Russia: |
5.8% |
|
| #32 |
Cyprus: |
5.8% |
|
| #33 |
Venezuela: |
5.7% |
|
| #34 |
Japan: |
5.7% |
|
| #35 |
Austria: |
5.7% |
|
| #36 |
Finland: |
5.6% |
|
| #37 |
Vietnam: |
5.5% |
|
| #38 |
Kiribati: |
5.5% |
|
| #39 |
Sweden: |
5.4% |
|
| #40 |
Vanuatu: |
5.4% |
|
| #41 |
Norway: |
5.3% |
|
| #42 |
Cambodia: |
5.3% |
|
| #43 |
Latvia: |
5.3% |
|
| #44 |
Estonia: |
5.2% |
|
| #45 |
Germany: |
5% |
|
| #46 |
Oman: |
5% |
|
| #47 |
Canada: |
5% |
|
| #48 |
Greece: |
4.9% |
|
| #49 |
El Salvador: |
4.8% |
|
| #50 |
Denmark: |
4.7% |
|
| #51 |
Romania: |
4.7% |
|
| #52 |
Iceland: |
4.7% |
|
| #53 |
New Zealand: |
4.6% |
|
| #54 |
Swaziland: |
4.6% |
|
| #55 |
Czech Republic: |
4.5% |
|
| #56 |
Barbados: |
4.5% |
|
| #57 |
Italy: |
4.4% |
|
| #58 |
Mexico: |
4.4% |
|
| #59 |
Albania: |
4.4% |
|
| #60 |
China: |
4.4% |
|
| #61 |
Uganda: |
4.3% |
|
| #62 |
Kazakhstan: |
4.2% |
|
| #63 |
Botswana: |
4.2% |
|
| #64 |
Papua New Guinea: |
4.2% |
|
| #65 |
Belgium: |
4.1% |
|
| #66 |
Brazil: |
4.1% |
|
| #67 |
Mongolia: |
4.1% |
|
| #68 |
Croatia: |
4.1% |
|
| #69 |
Mauritius: |
4.1% |
|
| #70 |
Philippines: |
4% |
|
| #71 |
Malta: |
3.9% |
|
| #72 |
Lesotho: |
3.9% |
|
| #73 |
France: |
3.8% |
|
| #74 |
Saint Lucia: |
3.7% |
|
| #75 |
Turkey: |
3.7% |
|
| #76 |
Indonesia: |
3.7% |
|
| #77 |
Senegal: |
3.7% |
|
| #78 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
3.6% |
|
| #79 |
Slovenia: |
3.6% |
|
| #80 |
Kenya: |
3.6% |
|
| #81 |
Benin: |
3.5% |
|
| #82 |
Zimbabwe: |
3.5% |
|
| #83 |
Sri Lanka: |
3.5% |
|
| #84 |
Iran: |
3.5% |
|
| #85 |
Angola: |
3.3% |
|
| #86 |
Morocco: |
3.3% |
|
| #87 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
3.1% |
|
| #88 |
Guyana: |
3.1% |
|
| #89 |
Madagascar: |
3.1% |
|
| #90 |
Bulgaria: |
3.1% |
|
| #91 |
Dominican Republic: |
3.1% |
|
| #92 |
Lithuania: |
3% |
|
| #93 |
Grenada: |
3% |
|
| #94 |
India: |
3% |
|
| #95 |
Libya: |
2.9% |
|
| #96 |
Bangladesh: |
2.8% |
|
| #97 |
Lebanon: |
2.7% |
|
| #98 |
Poland: |
2.7% |
|
| #99 |
Rwanda: |
2.6% |
|
| #100 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
2.6% |
|
| #101 |
Burundi: |
2.5% |
|
| #102 |
Slovakia: |
2.5% |
|
| #103 |
Chad: |
2.4% |
|
| #104 |
Sao Tome and Principe: |
2.3% |
|
| #105 |
Togo: |
2.3% |
|
| #106 |
South Africa: |
2.2% |
|
| #107 |
Armenia: |
2.2% |
|
| #108 |
Dominica: |
2.1% |
|
| #109 |
Guinea: |
2% |
|
| #110 |
Honduras: |
2% |
|
| #111 |
Mali: |
2% |
|
| #112 |
Ghana: |
2% |
|
| #113 |
Nigeria: |
1.9% |
|
| #114 |
Namibia: |
1.8% |
|
| #115 |
Bahamas, The: |
1.8% |
|
| #116 |
Tonga: |
1.8% |
|
| #117 |
Algeria: |
1.8% |
|
| #118 |
Azerbaijan: |
1.7% |
|
| #119 |
Israel: |
1.7% |
|
| #120 |
Pakistan: |
1.7% |
|
| #121 |
Georgia: |
1.7% |
|
| #122 |
Jordan: |
1.6% |
|
| #123 |
Zambia: |
1.5% |
|
| #124 |
Fiji: |
1.5% |
|
| #125 |
Malawi: |
1.2% |
|
| #126 |
Gambia, The: |
1.2% |
|
| #127 |
Burkina Faso: |
1% |
|
| #128 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
0.9% |
|
| #129 |
Tanzania: |
0.9% |
|
| #130 |
Solomon Islands: |
0.7% |
|
| #131 |
Tuvalu: |
0% |
|
| #132 |
Liechtenstein: |
0% |
|
| #133 |
Seychelles: |
0% |
|
| #134 |
Sudan: |
0% |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
4.4% |
|
DEFINITION: Female
prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison
population. Data for 2003.
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