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Crime Statistics > Prisoners > Per capita (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1     United States: 715 per 100,000 people 
# 2     Russia: 584 per 100,000 people 
# 3     Belarus: 554 per 100,000 people 
# 4     Palau: 523 per 100,000 people 
# 5     Belize: 459 per 100,000 people 
# 6     Suriname: 437 per 100,000 people 
# 7     Dominica: 420 per 100,000 people 
# 8     Ukraine: 416 per 100,000 people 
# 9     Bahamas, The: 410 per 100,000 people 
# 10     South Africa: 402 per 100,000 people 
# 11     Kyrgyzstan: 390 per 100,000 people 
# 12     Singapore: 388 per 100,000 people 
# 13     Kazakhstan: 386 per 100,000 people 
# 14     Barbados: 367 per 100,000 people 
# 15     Panama: 354 per 100,000 people 
# 16     Trinidad and Tobago: 351 per 100,000 people 
# 17     Thailand: 340 per 100,000 people 
= 18     Latvia: 339 per 100,000 people 
= 18     Estonia: 339 per 100,000 people 
# 20     Saint Kitts and Nevis: 338 per 100,000 people 
# 21     Grenada: 333 per 100,000 people 
# 22     Botswana: 327 per 100,000 people 
# 23     Swaziland: 324 per 100,000 people 
# 24     Mongolia: 303 per 100,000 people 
# 25     Antigua and Barbuda: 278 per 100,000 people 
# 26     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 270 per 100,000 people 
# 27     Namibia: 267 per 100,000 people 
# 28     Tunisia: 253 per 100,000 people 
# 29     Taiwan: 250 per 100,000 people 
# 30     Saint Lucia: 243 per 100,000 people 
# 31     Lithuania: 234 per 100,000 people 
# 32     Costa Rica: 229 per 100,000 people 
# 33     Iran: 226 per 100,000 people 
# 34     Mauritius: 214 per 100,000 people 
# 35     Poland: 210 per 100,000 people 
# 36     Uruguay: 209 per 100,000 people 
# 37     Seychelles: 207 per 100,000 people 
# 38     Chile: 204 per 100,000 people 
# 39     Azerbaijan: 198 per 100,000 people 
# 40     Romania: 193 per 100,000 people 
# 41     Uzbekistan: 184 per 100,000 people 
# 42     Czech Republic: 178 per 100,000 people 
= 43     Jamaica: 176 per 100,000 people 
= 43     Morocco: 176 per 100,000 people 
# 45     Guyana: 175 per 100,000 people 
# 46     Israel: 174 per 100,000 people 
# 47     Libya: 173 per 100,000 people 
# 48     Honduras: 172 per 100,000 people 
= 49     Brazil: 169 per 100,000 people 
= 49     Mexico: 169 per 100,000 people 
= 51     Hungary: 165 per 100,000 people 
= 51     Slovakia: 165 per 100,000 people 
= 53     Malaysia: 161 per 100,000 people 
= 53     Tajikistan: 161 per 100,000 people 
# 55     New Zealand: 160 per 100,000 people 
# 56     El Salvador: 158 per 100,000 people 
# 57     Dominican Republic: 157 per 100,000 people 
# 58     Bahrain: 155 per 100,000 people 
# 59     Georgia: 148 per 100,000 people 
# 60     Lebanon: 146 per 100,000 people 
# 61     Spain: 144 per 100,000 people 
= 62     Nicaragua: 143 per 100,000 people 
= 62     Lesotho: 143 per 100,000 people 
= 64     Portugal: 130 per 100,000 people 
= 64     Madagascar: 130 per 100,000 people 
= 66     Burundi: 129 per 100,000 people 
= 66     Cameroon: 129 per 100,000 people 
# 68     Bulgaria: 127 per 100,000 people 
# 69     Colombia: 126 per 100,000 people 
# 70     Zambia: 121 per 100,000 people 
# 71     China: 119 per 100,000 people 
# 72     Fiji: 117 per 100,000 people 
= 73     Australia: 116 per 100,000 people 
= 73     Canada: 116 per 100,000 people 
= 73     Tanzania: 116 per 100,000 people 
# 76     Netherlands: 112 per 100,000 people 
= 77     Kenya: 111 per 100,000 people 
= 77     Luxembourg: 111 per 100,000 people 
= 79     Central African Republic: 110 per 100,000 people 
= 79     Saudi Arabia: 110 per 100,000 people 
= 79     Algeria: 110 per 100,000 people 
# 82     Rwanda: 109 per 100,000 people 
# 83     Argentina: 107 per 100,000 people 
= 84     Tonga: 106 per 100,000 people 
= 84     Jordan: 106 per 100,000 people 
= 86     Sri Lanka: 105 per 100,000 people 
= 86     Albania: 105 per 100,000 people 
# 88     Peru: 104 per 100,000 people 
= 89     Bolivia: 102 per 100,000 people 
= 89     Kuwait: 102 per 100,000 people 
= 91     Italy: 100 per 100,000 people 
= 91     Austria: 100 per 100,000 people 
# 93     Germany: 96 per 100,000 people 
= 94     France: 95 per 100,000 people 
= 94     Qatar: 95 per 100,000 people 
# 96     Philippines: 94 per 100,000 people 
# 97     Syria: 93 per 100,000 people 
= 98     Armenia: 92 per 100,000 people 
= 98     Turkey: 92 per 100,000 people 
# 100     Andorra: 90 per 100,000 people 
# 101     Belgium: 88 per 100,000 people 
= 102     Yemen: 83 per 100,000 people 
= 102     Greece: 83 per 100,000 people 
= 104     Oman: 81 per 100,000 people 
= 104     Benin: 81 per 100,000 people 
# 106     Sao Tome and Principe: 79 per 100,000 people 
# 107     Venezuela: 76 per 100,000 people 
= 108     Sweden: 75 per 100,000 people 
= 108     Paraguay: 75 per 100,000 people 
= 110     Switzerland: 72 per 100,000 people 
= 110     Malta: 72 per 100,000 people 
= 110     Denmark: 72 per 100,000 people 
= 113     Vietnam: 71 per 100,000 people 
= 113     Finland: 71 per 100,000 people 
# 115     Malawi: 70 per 100,000 people 
# 116     Guatemala: 68 per 100,000 people 
# 117     Papua New Guinea: 66 per 100,000 people 
= 118     Croatia: 64 per 100,000 people 
= 118     Norway: 64 per 100,000 people 
# 120     Djibouti: 61 per 100,000 people 
= 121     Slovenia: 59 per 100,000 people 
= 121     Pakistan: 59 per 100,000 people 
= 121     Ecuador: 59 per 100,000 people 
= 124     Tuvalu: 56 per 100,000 people 
= 124     Kiribati: 56 per 100,000 people 
= 126     Japan: 54 per 100,000 people 
= 126     Senegal: 54 per 100,000 people 
= 128     Liechtenstein: 53 per 100,000 people 
= 128     Haiti: 53 per 100,000 people 
# 130     Ghana: 52 per 100,000 people 
= 131     Bangladesh: 50 per 100,000 people 
= 131     Mozambique: 50 per 100,000 people 
= 131     Cyprus: 50 per 100,000 people 
= 134     Mauritania: 48 per 100,000 people 
= 134     Nauru: 48 per 100,000 people 
= 136     Chad: 46 per 100,000 people 
= 136     Togo: 46 per 100,000 people 
# 138     Cambodia: 45 per 100,000 people 
= 139     Marshall Islands: 44 per 100,000 people 
= 139     Angola: 44 per 100,000 people 
= 139     Vanuatu: 44 per 100,000 people 
# 142     Iceland: 40 per 100,000 people 
# 143     Monaco: 39 per 100,000 people 
= 144     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 38 per 100,000 people 
= 144     Indonesia: 38 per 100,000 people 
# 146     Guinea: 37 per 100,000 people 
= 147     Mali: 34 per 100,000 people 
= 147     Micronesia, Federated States of: 34 per 100,000 people 
# 149     Nigeria: 33 per 100,000 people 
# 150     Gambia, The: 32 per 100,000 people 
# 151     Solomon Islands: 31 per 100,000 people 
= 152     Nepal: 29 per 100,000 people 
= 152     India: 29 per 100,000 people 
# 154     Burkina Faso: 23 per 100,000 people 
= 155     United Arab Emirates: 0 per 100,000 people 
= 155     Comoros: 0 per 100,000 people 
= 155     Ethiopia: 0 per 100,000 people 
= 155     Uganda: 0 per 100,000 people 
= 155     Egypt: 0 per 100,000 people 
= 155     Sudan: 0 per 100,000 people 
= 155     Cuba: 0 per 100,000 people 
= 155     Turkmenistan: 0 per 100,000 people 
= 155     Niger: 0 per 100,000 people 
= 155     Zimbabwe: 0 per 100,000 people 
Weighted average: 147.9 per 100,000 people  


DEFINITION: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.

SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief

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bob
27th October 2011 		The number 1 thru 3 reasons
1/ Differences in drug laws many are misdemeanors in Canada
2/ Minimum sentencing means longer prison stays for lessor crimes.
3/ Privatization of the prison system these have to produce a profit so the large companies are promoting longer prison terms and more minimum sentencing for minor crimes etc

bob
AR-15
24th September 2011 		I am wondering why there is so big difference between USA and Canada.
What is the main cause of this difference?
Hoo Pflung Poo
6th September 2011 		Countries with a high concentration of blacks who are (relatively speaking) well off compared to their brethren tend to have high per capita prisoners. Its as simple as that.
Gary
7th August 2011 		In reference to Dan's comment at top; I'm not sure "colliding cultures" is a scapegoat we can use. Unless it's blacks colliding with whites; and if you call blacks "immigrants", then we whites are as well. I have no answer to this, nor can I waste time arguing about symptoms of pathology that runs very deep in society and in humanity, of all cultures. But the American culture does seem obsessed with violence, and with the police & justice systems. All ages, all forms of media. And who can be blamed or fingered in this incestuous cycle? Consciousness & knowledge is the only answer to unconsciousness & ignorance, and it must begin on an individual level before it can influence societies or nations.
Dondeman
25th June 2011 		I checked just two: No prisoners in Cuba? or in the UAR? Where are you getting your statistics?
Jason Henwood
5th April 2011 		For more current data, look at http://www.prisonstudies.org/info/worldbrief/wpb_stats.php which is where this info originally came from
Priya
22nd February 2005 		Check again
Priya
22nd February 2005 		Just checking - ignore this Suchita
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