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Total persons incarcerated. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 12.46 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 2 | United States | 7.02 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 3 | Russia | 5.83 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 4 | Palau | 5.26 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 5 | Belarus | 5.19 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 6 | Belize | 4.36 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 7 | Dominica | 4.27 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 8 | The Bahamas | 4.14 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 9 | Ukraine | 4.12 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 10 | Suriname | 4.03 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 11 | South Africa | 4 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 3.92 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.91 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 14 | Singapore | 3.91 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.75 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 16 | Barbados | 3.68 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 17 | Latvia | 3.63 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 18 | Estonia | 3.36 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 19 | Thailand | 3.35 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 20 | Panama | 3.26 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 21 | Botswana | 3.26 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 22 | Mongolia | 3.22 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 23 | Lithuania | 3.19 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 24 | Moldova | 3.01 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 25 | Swaziland | 3 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 26 | Grenada | 2.91 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 27 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.88 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 2.85 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 28 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.79 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 29 | Namibia | 2.46 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 30 | Iran | 2.41 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 31 | Tunisia | 2.37 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | 2.34 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 33 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.32 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 34 | Chile | 2.32 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 2.28 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 36 | Romania | 2.2 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 37 | Uruguay | 2.13 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 38 | Mauritius | 2.12 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 39 | Poland | 2.1 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 2.08 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 2.08 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 2.03 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 41 | Guyana | 2.01 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 1.9 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 43 | Seychelles | 1.88 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 44 | Morocco | 1.85 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 45 | El Salvador | 1.84 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 1.83 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 46 | Czech Republic | 1.83 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 47 | Libya | 1.83 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 48 | Jamaica | 1.81 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 49 | Honduras | 1.77 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 50 | Hungary | 1.76 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 1.74 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 1.73 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 51 | Brazil | 1.72 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 52 | Israel | 1.68 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 53 | Mexico | 1.62 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 54 | Malaysia | 1.61 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 55 | Lesotho | 1.59 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 56 | Lebanon | 1.57 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Europe average (profile) | 1.55 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 1.55 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 58 | New Zealand | 1.51 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 59 | Georgia | 1.47 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 60 | Slovakia | 1.44 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 61 | Kuwait | 1.44 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 62 | Spain | 1.43 prisoners | 2002 | |
| European Union average (profile) | 1.38 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 1.37 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 63 | Nicaragua | 1.37 prisoners | 2002 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 1.36 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 1.35 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 64 | Portugal | 1.34 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 1.33 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 66 | Colombia | 1.31 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 1.31 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 1.29 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 68 | Cyprus | 1.28 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 1.27 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 69 | Bulgaria | 1.26 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 70 | Bahrain | 1.24 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 71 | Zambia | 1.24 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 72 | South Korea | 1.23 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 73 | Burundi | 1.23 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 74 | China | 1.21 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 75 | Tanzania | 1.21 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 76 | Fiji | 1.2 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 77 | Madagascar | 1.2 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 78 | Argentina | 1.2 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 79 | Cameroon | 1.19 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 80 | Australia | 1.14 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 81 | Tonga | 1.14 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 82 | Canada | 1.13 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 1.13 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 83 | Jordan | 1.11 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 84 | Central African Republic | 1.11 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 85 | Kenya | 1.07 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 1.06 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 87 | Algeria | 1.05 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 88 | Netherlands | 1.05 prisoners | 2002 | |
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 1.04 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 89 | Peru | 1.03 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 1.01 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 90 | Austria | 1 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 91 | Turkey | 0.985 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 92 | Italy | 0.974 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 93 | Armenia | 0.941 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 94 | Bolivia | 0.94 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 95 | France | 0.922 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 96 | Germany | 0.908 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 97 | Egypt | 0.905 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 98 | Qatar | 0.905 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 99 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 100 | Philippines | 0.869 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 101 | Andorra | 0.851 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 102 | Belgium | 0.833 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 103 | Syria | 0.824 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 104 | Greece | 0.805 prisoners | 2002 | |
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 0.783 prisoners | 2002 | ||
| 105 | Luxembourg | 0.764 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 106 | Venezuela | 0.76 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 107 | Yemen | 0.755 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 108 | Paraguay | 0.734 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 109 | Malawi | 0.718 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 110 | Malta | 0.715 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 111 | Guatemala | 0.706 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 112 | Vietnam | 0.691 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 113 | Switzerland | 0.684 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 114 | Benin | 0.669 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 115 | Burma | 0.666 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 116 | Sweden | 0.663 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 117 | Finland | 0.66 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 118 | Norway | 0.642 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 119 | Kiribati | 0.641 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 120 | Denmark | 0.639 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 121 | Ecuador | 0.635 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 122 | Tuvalu | 0.63 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 123 | Oman | 0.608 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 124 | Croatia | 0.588 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 0.583 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 126 | Pakistan | 0.581 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 127 | Ghana | 0.556 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 128 | Slovenia | 0.551 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 129 | Japan | 0.545 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 0.541 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 131 | Liechtenstein | 0.532 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 132 | Senegal | 0.516 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 133 | Djibouti | 0.516 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 134 | Cambodia | 0.499 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 135 | Vanuatu | 0.48 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 136 | Mauritania | 0.471 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 137 | Albania | 0.469 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 138 | Haiti | 0.469 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 139 | Mozambique | 0.456 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 140 | Marshall Islands | 0.441 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 141 | Chad | 0.433 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 142 | Angola | 0.404 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 143 | Togo | 0.399 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 144 | Monaco | 0.398 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 145 | Indonesia | 0.392 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 146 | Mali | 0.371 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 147 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.365 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 148 | Iceland | 0.362 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 149 | The Gambia | 0.344 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 150 | Guinea | 0.339 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 151 | Nigeria | 0.313 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 0.308 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 153 | Nepal | 0.296 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 154 | India | 0.291 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 155 | Burkina Faso | 0.228 prisoners | 2002 | |
| 156 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0185 prisoners | 2002 | |
| =157 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =157 | Ethiopia | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =157 | Tajikistan | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =157 | Sudan | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =157 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =157 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =157 | Cuba | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =157 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =157 | Niger | 0.0 | 2002 | |
| =157 | Comoros | 0.0 | 2002 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Crime > Prisoners per 1000
- 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.