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Top Ten Countries By Prison Population Rates

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Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries by highest prison population rates (number of prisoners per 100,000 people) are: United States (639 prisoners per 100,000 people)…


Top Ten Countries By Prison Population Rates

Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries by highest prison population rates (number of prisoners per 100,000 people) are:

  • United States (639 prisoners per 100,000 people)
  • El Salvador (536 prisoners per 100,000 people)
  • Thailand (478 prisoners per 100,000 people)
  • Turkmenistan (467 prisoners per 100,000 people)
  • Cuba (454 prisoners per 100,000 people)
  • Belize (431 prisoners per 100,000 people)
  • Virgin Islands (423 prisoners per 100,000 people)
  • Seychelles (418 prisoners per 100,000 people)
  • St. Kitts and Nevis (408 prisoners per 100,000 people)
  • Rwanda (402 prisoners per 100,000 people)

 

Top Ten Countries by Prison Population Rates 2017

S. No. Country prison population rates per 100,000
1 Seychelles 799
2 United States of America 666
3 Turkmenistan 583
4 El Salvador 574
5 Virgin Islands (USA) 542
6 Cuba 510
7 Guam (USA) 438
8 Russian Federation 436
9 Rwanda 434
10 Thailand 428

Other Countries by Prison Population Rates 2017

S. No. Country prison population rates per 100,000
11 Panama 426
12 Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 425
13 Grenada 421
13 Maldives 421
15 Belize 410
16 Antigua and Barbuda 403
17 St. Kitts and Nevis 391
18 American Samoa (USA) 380
19 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 378
20 Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 369
21 Bahamas 363
22 Bermuda (United Kingdom) 354
23 Costa Rica 352
24 Puerto Rico (USA) 349
25 Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 347
26 Palau 343
27 Northern Mariana Islands (USA) 337
28 St. Lucia 327
29 French Guiana/Guyane (France) 326
30 Barbados 322
31 Belarus 314
32 Anguilla (United Kingdom) 307
32 Brazil 307
34 Bahrain 301
35 Dominica 300
36 Uruguay 291
36 South Africa 291
38 Iran 287
39 Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) 286
40 eSwatini (Swaziland) 282
41 Trinidad and Tobago 272
42 Mongolia 266
43 Taiwan 266
44 Israel 265
45 Georgia 263
46 Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) 258
47 Peru 257
48 Guyana 256
49 Turkey 254
50 Lithuania 254

Source : World Prison Brief, Institute for Criminal Policy Research

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