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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 26,294 | 2002 | |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 10,593 | 2002 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 9,474 | 2002 | |
| 4 | Latvia | 8,110 | 2002 | |
| 5 | Kuwait | 2,566 | 2002 | |
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 1,799.62 | 2002 | ||
| 6 | United States | 1,558 | 2002 | |
| 7 | Oman | 1,164 | 2002 | |
| 8 | Russia | 739 | 2002 | |
| 9 | Turkey | 504 | 2002 | |
| 10 | Mexico | 448 | 2002 | |
| NATO countries average (profile) | 416.92 | 2002 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 415.83 | 2002 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 390.71 | 2002 | ||
| 11 | Indonesia | 362 | 2002 | |
| 12 | South Africa | 228 | 2002 | |
| 13 | Germany | 209 | 2002 | |
| 14 | Italy | 205 | 2002 | |
| 15 | Canada | 198 | 2002 | |
| 16 | Japan | 181 | 2002 | |
| 17 | Colombia | 168 | 2002 | |
| 18 | Argentina | 166 | 2002 | |
| 19 | Switzerland | 163 | 2002 | |
| 20 | Poland | 156 | 2002 | |
| 21 | Australia | 153 | 2002 | |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 144 | 2002 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 138 | 2002 | ||
| 23 | Thailand | 134 | 2002 | |
| 24 | Ukraine | 128 | 2002 | |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 104 | 2002 | |
| 26 | Chile | 96 | 2002 | |
| 27 | Sweden | 82 | 2002 | |
| 28 | Peru | 81 | 2002 | |
| 29 | Nepal | 73 | 2002 | |
| 30 | Netherlands | 70 | 2002 | |
| 31 | Denmark | 56 | 2002 | |
| 32 | Portugal | 54 | 2002 | |
| 33 | Zambia | 52 | 2002 | |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 51 | 2002 | |
| 35 | Venezuela | 48 | 2002 | |
| =36 | Morocco | 46 | 2002 | |
| =36 | Norway | 46 | 2002 | |
| 38 | Egypt | 43 | 2002 | |
| 39 | South Korea | 42 | 2002 | |
| =40 | Burma | 40 | 2002 | |
| =40 | Zimbabwe | 40 | 2002 | |
| 42 | Romania | 39 | 2002 | |
| 43 | Finland | 37 | 2002 | |
| 44 | Czech Republic | 35 | 2002 | |
| =45 | Belgium | 33 | 2002 | |
| =45 | Bulgaria | 33 | 2002 | |
| =47 | Ecuador | 32 | 2002 | |
| =47 | Dominican Republic | 32 | 2002 | |
| 49 | Hungary | 31 | 2002 | |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 29 | 2002 | |
| 51 | Belarus | 27 | 2002 | |
| =52 | Panama | 21 | 2002 | |
| =52 | El Salvador | 21 | 2002 | |
| =52 | Croatia | 21 | 2002 | |
| 55 | Botswana | 20 | 2002 | |
| =56 | Moldova | 18 | 2002 | |
| =56 | New Zealand | 18 | 2002 | |
| =56 | Slovakia | 18 | 2002 | |
| 59 | Georgia | 17 | 2002 | |
| 60 | Ireland | 14 | 2002 | |
| 61 | Lithuania | 13 | 2002 | |
| 62 | Albania | 11 | 2002 | |
| =63 | Jordan | 10 | 2002 | |
| =63 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 2002 | |
| =65 | Mauritius | 9 | 2002 | |
| =65 | Maldives | 9 | 2002 | |
| =67 | Philippines | 7 | 2002 | |
| =67 | Estonia | 7 | 2002 | |
| =67 | Republic of Macedonia | 7 | 2002 | |
| =67 | Jamaica | 7 | 2002 | |
| 71 | Slovenia | 6 | 2002 | |
| 72 | Iceland | 5 | 2002 | |
| =73 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2002 | |
| =73 | Suriname | 3 | 2002 | |
| 75 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2002 | |
| =76 | Dominica | 1 | 2002 | |
| =76 | Qatar | 1 | 2002 | |
| =76 | Cyprus | 1 | 2002 | |
| =76 | Montserrat | 1 | 2002 | |
| =76 | Malta | 1 | 2002 |
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Interesting observations about Crime > Jails
- United States ranked first for jails amongst High income OECD countries in 2002.
- Russia ranked second for jails amongst Europe in 2002.
- Malaysia ranked first for jails amongst Emerging markets in 2002.
- Germany ranked second for jails amongst European Union in 2002.
- Latvia ranked first for jails amongst NATO countries in 2002.
- United Kingdom ranked last for jails amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2002.
- All of the top 3 countries by jails are Hot countries.
- Papua New Guinea ranked first for jails amongst Christian countries in 2002.
- Canada ranked #5 for jails amongst Cold countries in 2002.
- Mexico ranked first for jails amongst Catholic countries in 2002.