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The map shows the indicator: Adult prison staff. The data are for the different sovereign countries of the world.

Data source: UNODC. The data correspond to the last date of registration provided by the source.

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Color of the countries with the lowest data: light orange.

Color of the countries with the highest data: dark orange.

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Ranking of statistics – Adult prison staff

The 5 highest records for sovereign countries (1 per country) since 2003 :

1 - United States - Adult prison staff was 689,001 in 2005
2 - Russia - Adult prison staff was 327,961 in 2005
3 - China - Adult prison staff was 314,000 in 2013
4 - Brazil - Adult prison staff was 107,764 in 2012
5 - India - Adult prison staff was 51,818 in 2013

The 5 lowest records for sovereign countries (1 per country) since 2003 :

1 - Liechtenstein - Adult prison staff was 6 in 2007
2 - Saint Kitts and Nevis - Adult prison staff was 15 in 2010
3 - Monaco - Adult prison staff was 38 in 2003
4 - Andorra - Adult prison staff was 54 in 2007
5 - Iceland - Adult prison staff was 88 in 2006

Data table - Adult prison staff

Ranking	Country	Data	Date of information
1	United States	689001	2006
2	China	314000	2013
3	Russia	289370	2013
4	Brazil	107764	2012
5	India	51818	2013
6	Ukraine	47223	2011
7	Italy	44580	2013
8	Turkey	43296	2013
9	Mexico	42841	2013
10	Argentina	37802	2013
11	Germany	36451	2013
12	Poland	30511	2013
13	Spain	29754	2013
14	France	28084	2013
15	Canada	27583	2010
16	Algeria	22772	2013
17	Kenya	19878	2012
18	Japan	18038	2013
19	South Korea	15553	2012
20	Colombia	15016	2013
21	Chile	15014	2012
22	Egypt	12519	2011
23	Ecuador	11358	2004
24	Netherlands	11121	2012
25	Romania	10793	2013
26	Czech Republic	10608	2013
27	Thailand	10156	2009
28	Philippines	9992	2012
29	Kazakhstan	9841	2013
30	Bangladesh	8442	2006
31	Zimbabwe	8156	2008
32	Israel	7707	2008
33	Hungary	7219	2013
34	Peru	7081	2013
35	Sweden	7043	2011
36	Belarus	6890	2009
37	Morocco	6665	2010
38	Uganda	6624	2010
39	Portugal	5649	2013
40	Azerbaijan	5563	2008
41	Sri Lanka	5064	2011
42	Slovakia	4990	2013
43	New Zealand	4317	2012
44	Costa Rica	4314	2013
45	Greece	4299	2008
46	Austria	3868	2013
47	Serbia	3852	2013
48	Switzerland	3812	2012
49	Denmark	3723	2013
50	Albania	3512	2013
51	Ireland	3433	2012
52	Norway	3406	2013
53	Georgia	3141	2012
54	United Arab Emirates	3093	2004
55	Jordan	3067	2012
56	Lithuania	2952	2013
57	Moldova	2849	2011
58	Croatia	2756	2013
59	Uruguay	2677	2004
60	Bulgaria	2671	2013
61	Mongolia	2650	2013
62	Latvia	2562	2013
63	Guatemala	2500	2012
64	Finland	2436	2013
65	Trinidad and Tobago	2361	2013
66	Singapore	2171	2013
67	El Salvador	2050	2013
68	Kyrgyzstan	2044	2008
69	Armenia	2044	2013
70	Jamaica	1972	2013
71	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1814	2013
72	Honduras	1684	2011
73	Estonia	1656	2013
74	Syria	1640	2004
75	Senegal	1400	2010
76	Botswana	1368	2013
77	Paraguay	1301	2013
78	Nicaragua	1264	2010
79	Bolivia	1243	2006
80	Guinea	1212	2008
81	Swaziland	1178	2006
82	Lebanon	1162	2013
83	Lesotho	1130	2009
84	Panama	1120	2012
85	Burkina Faso	990	2011
86	Mauritius	971	2011
87	Sierra Leone	924	2008
88	Macedonia	764	2011
89	Slovenia	710	2013
90	Nepal	651	2006
91	Bahamas	516	2012
92	Montenegro	481	2013
93	Togo	442	2012
94	Barbados	440	2013
95	Cyprus	417	2013
96	Luxembourg	405	2013
97	Bahrain	394	2004
98	Qatar	383	2004
99	Guyana	351	2013
100	Brunei	339	2004
101	Belize	301	2009
102	Dominican Republic	288	2011
103	Bhutan	271	2013
104	Burundi	236	2013
105	Malta	172	2013
106	Maldives	158	2004
107	Grenada	134	2012
108	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	128	2011
109	Iceland	104	2013
110	Monaco	92	2012
111	Andorra	59	2013
112	Saint Kitts and Nevis	53	2011
113	Liechtenstein	16	2013