Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population)

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The map shows the indicator: Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population). 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 green.

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

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Ranking of statistics – Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population)

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

1 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 1,990.20 in 2004
2 - Jordan - Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 1,419.70 in 2012
3 - United States - Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 990.50 in 2006
4 - Belize - Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 907.90 in 2006
5 - Saint Kitts and Nevis - Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 853.60 in 2011

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

1 - Sierra Leone - Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 30.30 in 2005
2 - Syria - Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 33.70 in 2004
3 - Monaco - Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 37.80 in 2003
4 - Cyprus - Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 38.00 in 2003
5 - India - Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 47.40 in 2011

Data table - Adults held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population)

Ranking	Country	Data	Date of information
1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1701.30	2011
2	Jordan	1419.70	2012
3	United States	904.10	2013
4	Saint Kitts and Nevis	853.60	2011
5	El Salvador	671.70	2013
6	Belize	626.50	2009
7	Panama	581.80	2012
8	Russia	579.70	2013
9	Georgia	560.80	2012
10	Maldives	547.70	2004
11	Belarus	532.20	2009
12	Bahamas	513.20	2012
13	Swaziland	463.20	2006
14	Seychelles	460.10	2008
15	Israel	440.20	2008
16	Chile	437.40	2012
17	Guyana	433.10	2013
18	Thailand	424.50	2009
19	Mongolia	416.20	2013
20	Barbados	413.50	2013
21	Brazil	392.00	2012
22	Costa Rica	387.20	2013
23	Uruguay	377.00	2013
24	Lithuania	373.60	2013
25	Bahrain	373.60	2008
26	Turkmenistan	372.50	2006
27	Colombia	371.50	2013
28	Kazakhstan	364.80	2013
29	Trinidad and Tobago	340.90	2013
30	Dominican Republic	340.40	2011
31	Peru	339.80	2013
32	Monaco	315.60	2012
33	Morocco	306.60	2010
34	Mexico	306.40	2013
35	Ukraine	304.00	2011
36	Latvia	301.10	2013
37	Azerbaijan	300.00	2013
38	United Arab Emirates	299.40	2006
39	Singapore	296.30	2013
40	Estonia	295.50	2013
41	Botswana	295.20	2013
42	Kyrgyzstan	292.70	2008
43	Mauritius	287.50	2012
44	Turkey	276.90	2013
45	Mozambique	268.80	2009
46	Honduras	268.40	2011
47	New Zealand	249.70	2012
48	Poland	245.10	2013
49	Lesotho	228.70	2009
50	Liechtenstein	227.90	2013
51	Moldova	227.60	2011
52	Algeria	226.40	2013
53	Paraguay	220.90	2013
54	Argentina	218.30	2013
55	Slovakia	216.80	2013
56	Hungary	212.10	2013
57	Zimbabwe	211.10	2008
58	Albania	209.00	2013
59	Uganda	207.80	2010
60	Jamaica	207.00	2013
61	Sri Lanka	197.10	2004
62	Nicaragua	197.00	2010
63	Guatemala	189.80	2012
64	Czech Republic	187.30	2013
65	Brunei	186.70	2004
66	Romania	185.40	2013
67	Philippines	185.40	2012
68	Cameroon	180.40	2008
69	Armenia	173.20	2013
70	Malta	171.90	2013
71	Spain	167.50	2013
72	Portugal	164.00	2013
73	Montenegro	158.70	2013
74	Luxembourg	156.10	2013
75	China	153.70	2013
76	Lebanon	149.60	2013
77	Burundi	148.50	2013
78	Bulgaria	145.00	2013
79	Canada	142.50	2012
80	Kenya	137.80	2013
81	Macedonia	133.70	2011
82	Greece	133.40	2013
83	Bolivia	133.10	2006
84	France	132.10	2013
85	Serbia	128.50	2013
86	Austria	125.40	2013
87	Ireland	125.10	2012
88	Ecuador	124.30	2004
89	Italy	123.40	2013
90	Togo	122.10	2012
91	Croatia	121.80	2013
92	South Korea	116.90	2012
93	Senegal	109.30	2010
94	Norway	102.70	2012
95	Switzerland	100.00	2013
96	Germany	95.40	2013
97	Indonesia	94.30	2013
98	Denmark	92.30	2013
99	Netherlands	92.10	2013
100	Bosnia and Herzegovina	82.40	2013
101	Slovenia	78.50	2013
102	Bangladesh	78.40	2006
103	Sweden	74.80	2013
104	Finland	73.90	2013
105	Andorra	70.90	2013
106	Burkina Faso	65.10	2011
107	Nigeria	63.40	2013
108	Sierra Leone	62.90	2008
109	Cyprus	61.40	2013
110	Iceland	60.50	2013
111	Japan	58.90	2013
112	Yemen	58.90	2009
113	India	50.40	2013
114	Qatar	49.60	2008
115	Syria	33.70	2004