Former British colonies Compared by Crime > Prisoners per 1000

DEFINITION: Total persons incarcerated. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	United States	7.02 prisoners	2002
2	Belize	4.36 prisoners	2002
3	Dominica	4.27 prisoners	2002
4	The Bahamas	4.14 prisoners	2002
5	Singapore	3.91 prisoners	2002
6	Trinidad and Tobago	3.75 prisoners	2002
7	Barbados	3.68 prisoners	2002
8	Botswana	3.26 prisoners	2002
9	Swaziland	3 prisoners	2002
10	Grenada	2.91 prisoners	2002
11	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.88 prisoners	2002
12	Namibia	2.46 prisoners	2002
13	Antigua and Barbuda	2.32 prisoners	2002
14	Saint Lucia	2.28 prisoners	2002
15	Guyana	2.01 prisoners	2002
16	Jamaica	1.81 prisoners	2002
17	Israel	1.68 prisoners	2002
18	Malaysia	1.61 prisoners	2002
19	Lesotho	1.59 prisoners	2002
20	New Zealand	1.51 prisoners	2002
21	Kuwait	1.44 prisoners	2002
22	Bahrain	1.24 prisoners	2002
23	Zambia	1.24 prisoners	2002
24	Tanzania	1.21 prisoners	2002
25	Fiji	1.2 prisoners	2002
26	Australia	1.14 prisoners	2002
27	Canada	1.13 prisoners	2002
28	Jordan	1.11 prisoners	2002
29	Kenya	1.07 prisoners	2002
30	Sri Lanka	1.06 prisoners	2002
31	Egypt	0.905 prisoners	2002
32	Qatar	0.905 prisoners	2002
33	Yemen	0.755 prisoners	2002
34	Malawi	0.718 prisoners	2002
35	Burma	0.666 prisoners	2002
36	Tuvalu	0.63 prisoners	2002
37	Pakistan	0.581 prisoners	2002
38	Ghana	0.556 prisoners	2002
39	Bangladesh	0.541 prisoners	2002
40	The Gambia	0.344 prisoners	2002
41	Nigeria	0.313 prisoners	2002
42	India	0.291 prisoners	2002
=43	Sudan	0.0	2002
=43	Zimbabwe	0.0	2002
=43	United Arab Emirates	0.0	2002
=43	Uganda	0.0	2002

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United States ranked first for prisoners per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2002.
Russia ranked first for prisoners per 1000 amongst Europe in 2002.
Rwanda ranked first for prisoners per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2002.
Belize ranked first for prisoners per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2002.
Kazakhstan ranked first for prisoners per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2002.
Latvia ranked first for prisoners per 1000 amongst European Union in 2002.
Palau ranked first for prisoners per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2002.
Ukraine ranked second for prisoners per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2002.
Iran ranked first for prisoners per 1000 amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2002.
Japan ranked last for prisoners per 1000 amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2002.

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