European Union Compared by Crime > Prisoners > Per capita

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

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
=1	Estonia	339 per 100,000 people	2003
=1	Latvia	339 per 100,000 people	2003
3	Lithuania	234 per 100,000 people	2003
4	Poland	210 per 100,000 people	2003
5	Romania	193 per 100,000 people	2003
6	Czech Republic	178 per 100,000 people	2003
=7	Slovakia	165 per 100,000 people	2003
=7	Hungary	165 per 100,000 people	2003
9	Spain	144 per 100,000 people	2003
10	Portugal	130 per 100,000 people	2003
11	Bulgaria	127 per 100,000 people	2003
12	Netherlands	112 per 100,000 people	2003
13	Luxembourg	111 per 100,000 people	2003
=14	Italy	100 per 100,000 people	2003
=14	Austria	100 per 100,000 people	2003
16	Germany	96 per 100,000 people	2003
17	France	95 per 100,000 people	2003
18	Belgium	88 per 100,000 people	2003
19	Greece	83 per 100,000 people	2003
20	Sweden	75 per 100,000 people	2003
=21	Denmark	72 per 100,000 people	2003
=21	Malta	72 per 100,000 people	2003
23	Finland	71 per 100,000 people	2003
24	Croatia	64 per 100,000 people	2003
25	Slovenia	59 per 100,000 people	2003
26	Cyprus	50 per 100,000 people	2003

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United States ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2003.
Russia ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Europe in 2003.
Belize ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2003.
Kyrgyzstan ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
South Africa ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2003.
Latvia ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst European Union in 2003.
Palau ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2003.
Ukraine ranked second for prisoners > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
Belarus ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Landlocked countries in 2003.
Panama ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2003.

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