NationMaster - Prisoners > Female (most recent) by country

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	Andorra:	7.3%
#13	Jamaica:	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	Belarus:	6.1%
#26	Luxembourg:	6.1%
#27	Colombia:	6.1%
#28	Hungary:	6%
#29	Suriname:	5.9%
#30	Ukraine:	5.9%
#31	Russia:	5.8%
#32	Cyprus:	5.8%
#33	Austria:	5.7%
#34	Venezuela:	5.7%
#35	Japan:	5.7%
#36	Finland:	5.6%
#37	Kiribati:	5.5%
#38	Vietnam:	5.5%
#39	Sweden:	5.4%
#40	Vanuatu:	5.4%
#41	Cambodia:	5.3%
#42	Latvia:	5.3%
#43	Norway:	5.3%
#44	Estonia:	5.2%
#45	Canada:	5%
#46	Germany:	5%
#47	Oman:	5%
#48	Greece:	4.9%
#49	El Salvador:	4.8%
#50	Denmark:	4.7%
#51	Iceland:	4.7%
#52	Romania:	4.7%
#53	New Zealand:	4.6%
#54	Swaziland:	4.6%
#55	Barbados:	4.5%
#56	Czech Republic:	4.5%
#57	Albania:	4.4%
#58	China:	4.4%
#59	Italy:	4.4%
#60	Mexico:	4.4%
#61	Uganda:	4.3%
#62	Botswana:	4.2%
#63	Kazakhstan:	4.2%
#64	Papua New Guinea:	4.2%
#65	Mauritius:	4.1%
#66	Belgium:	4.1%
#67	Brazil:	4.1%
#68	Mongolia:	4.1%
#69	Croatia:	4.1%
#70	Philippines:	4%
#71	Lesotho:	3.9%
#72	Malta:	3.9%
#73	France:	3.8%
#74	Indonesia:	3.7%
#75	Senegal:	3.7%
#76	Saint Lucia:	3.7%
#77	Turkey:	3.7%
#78	Kyrgyzstan:	3.6%
#79	Slovenia:	3.6%
#80	Kenya:	3.6%
#81	Zimbabwe:	3.5%
#82	Sri Lanka:	3.5%
#83	Iran:	3.5%
#84	Benin:	3.5%
#85	Morocco:	3.3%
#86	Angola:	3.3%
#87	Guyana:	3.1%
#88	Trinidad and Tobago:	3.1%
#89	Dominican Republic:	3.1%
#90	Bulgaria:	3.1%
#91	Madagascar:	3.1%
#92	Grenada:	3%
#93	India:	3%
#94	Lithuania:	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	Armenia:	2.2%
#107	South Africa:	2.2%
#108	Dominica:	2.1%
#109	Guinea:	2%
#110	Ghana:	2%
#111	Mali:	2%
#112	Honduras:	2%
#113	Nigeria:	1.9%
#114	Namibia:	1.8%
#115	Bahamas, The:	1.8%
#116	Algeria:	1.8%
#117	Tonga:	1.8%
#118	Pakistan:	1.7%
#119	Georgia:	1.7%
#120	Israel:	1.7%
#121	Azerbaijan:	1.7%
#122	Jordan:	1.6%
#123	Fiji:	1.5%
#124	Zambia:	1.5%
#125	Malawi:	1.2%
#126	Gambia, The:	1.2%
#127	Burkina Faso:	1%
#128	Tanzania:	0.9%
#129	Saint Kitts and Nevis:	0.9%
#130	Solomon Islands:	0.7%
#131	Sudan:	0%
#132	Liechtenstein:	0%
#133	Seychelles:	0%
#134	Tuvalu:	0%
	Weighted average:	4.4%

DEFINITION: Female prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population. Data for 2003.

SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief

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