{"id":5446,"date":"2018-03-04T01:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T19:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=5446"},"modified":"2018-11-06T01:13:33","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T05:13:33","slug":"which-country-has-largest-population-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/world\/which-country-has-largest-population-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Which country has the largest population in prison?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-right kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;5446&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (6 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Which country has the largest population in prison?&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;138&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; 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2,145,100.<\/p>\n<p>The Top 20 countries holding maximum prison inmates:<\/p>\n<table width=\"243\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Country<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"124\"><strong>Prison Population<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>2,145,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>China<\/td>\n<td>1,649,804<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>670,111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Russian\u00a0Federation<\/td>\n<td>602,176<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>India<\/td>\n<td>419,623<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Thailand<\/td>\n<td>325,298<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Indonesia<\/td>\n<td>232,063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Turkey<\/td>\n<td>229,790<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Iran<\/td>\n<td>225,624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Mexico<\/td>\n<td>208,689<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Philippines<\/td>\n<td>178,661<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>South\u00a0Africa<\/td>\n<td>161,054<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Colombia<\/td>\n<td>115,383<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Vietnam<\/td>\n<td>115,035<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Ethiopia<\/td>\n<td>113,727<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Egypt<\/td>\n<td>106,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Peru<\/td>\n<td>85,621<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>United (England &amp; Wales)<\/td>\n<td>84,537<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Pakistan<\/td>\n<td>84,315<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Morocco<\/td>\n<td>80,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The United States has a population of 328.2 million, one-fourth of China&#8217;s, but holds nearly 500,000 inmates more than China. China has a population of 1.42 billion and is closely followed by India, at 1.34 billion. But China holds almost four times the number of inmates than India. Thailand has a population of 68.6 million but holds a higher number of inmates as compared to Indonesia, which has a population of 266.4 million, nearly four times the size of Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea does not make it to the list as no official records are available for that country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/world\/which-country-has-largest-population-in-prison\/attachment\/world-map-top-20-countries-prison-population-per-100000\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5493\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5493\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-top-20-countries-prison-population-per-100000.jpg\" alt=\"World Map showing countries with prison population per 100,000 people\" width=\"800\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-top-20-countries-prison-population-per-100000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-top-20-countries-prison-population-per-100000-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-top-20-countries-prison-population-per-100000-700x537.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Top 20 countries with Prison Population Rate per 100,000:<\/p>\n<table width=\"218\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"90\"><strong>Country<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Prison Population Rate per 100,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Seychelles<\/td>\n<td>738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>666<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>El\u00a0Salvador<\/td>\n<td>614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Turkmenistan<\/td>\n<td>583<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Virgin Islands (USA)<\/td>\n<td>542<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Maldives<\/td>\n<td>514<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Cuba<\/td>\n<td>510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Northern Marianna Islands (USA)<\/td>\n<td>482<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Thailand<\/td>\n<td>471<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Bahamas<\/td>\n<td>439<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Guam (USA)<\/td>\n<td>438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Grenada<\/td>\n<td>435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Rwanda<\/td>\n<td>434<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Virgin Islands (UK)<\/td>\n<td>425<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Russian\u00a0Federation<\/td>\n<td>410<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Panama<\/td>\n<td>393<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>St. Kitts and\u00a0Nevis<\/td>\n<td>393<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>St. Vincent and\u00a0Grenadines<\/td>\n<td>378<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Costa\u00a0Rica<\/td>\n<td>374<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Cayman Islands (UK)<\/td>\n<td>359<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The numbers change significantly when prison population per 100,000 people is considered. Seychelles holds Somali pirates in their prisons, and this inflates the statistics against the nation. These pirates are initially tried in Seychelles and later transferred to their home countries. Most island countries with small population rank high on this list.<\/p>\n<p>In China&#8217;s case, a country with 1.42 billion people, the largest population in the world, holds the second largest number of prison inmates (as per available data). However, it ranks 134th in the world in population ratio ranking per 100,000 with 118 inmates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/world\/which-country-has-largest-population-in-prison\/attachment\/world-map-top-20-countries-by-pre-trial-detainees\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5494\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5494\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-top-20-countries-by-pre-trial-detainees.jpg\" alt=\"World Map showing top 20 countries by Pre-trial detainees as % to total Inmates\" width=\"800\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-top-20-countries-by-pre-trial-detainees.jpg 800w, https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-top-20-countries-by-pre-trial-detainees-768x684.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/2018\/03\/world-map-top-20-countries-by-pre-trial-detainees-700x624.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Top 20 countries by Pre-trial detainees \/ Remand detainees as a percentage of total inmates:<\/p>\n<table width=\"314\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">Rank<\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">Country<\/td>\n<td width=\"141\">Pre-trial detainees %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>San\u00a0Marino<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Libya<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Paraguay<\/td>\n<td>77.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Bangladesh<\/td>\n<td>77.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Benin<\/td>\n<td>74.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Philippines<\/td>\n<td>74.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Democratic Republic of\u00a0Congo<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Haiti<\/td>\n<td>72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Venezuela<\/td>\n<td>71.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Cambodia<\/td>\n<td>70.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>The central African\u00a0Republic<\/td>\n<td>70.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Yemen<\/td>\n<td>70.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Uruguay<\/td>\n<td>69.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Andorra<\/td>\n<td>69.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Pakistan<\/td>\n<td>69.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Bolivia<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Monaco<\/td>\n<td>67.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Guinea\u00a0Bissau<\/td>\n<td>67.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Nigeria<\/td>\n<td>67.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>India<\/td>\n<td>67.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Visit the following to learn more about Crime and Prisons:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"half\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/around-the-world\/will-guantanamo-prison-finally-close-2.html\">Will Guantanamo Prison Finally Close?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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