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

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The map shows the indicator: Male 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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Ranking of statistics – Male held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population)

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

1 - Bahrain - Male held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 298.30 in 2007
2 - Ecuador - Male held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 273.90 in 2004
3 - Maldives - Male held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 255.00 in 2004
4 - United States - Male held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 174.20 in 2006
5 - United Arab Emirates - Male held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 161.70 in 2005

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

1 - Burkina Faso - Male held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 1.70 in 2011
2 - Nigeria - Male held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 2.10 in 2007
3 - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Male held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 2.10 in 2006
4 - Sierra Leone - Male held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 2.60 in 2006
5 - Yemen - Male held in prisons (rate per 100,000 population) was 2.60 in 2009

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

Ranking	Country	Data	Date of information
1	Bahrain	298.30	2008
2	Ecuador	273.90	2004
3	Maldives	255.00	2004
4	United States	163.00	2013
5	United Arab Emirates	123.80	2006
6	Thailand	116.40	2009
7	El Salvador	115.30	2013
8	Jordan	96.30	2012
9	Turkmenistan	89.70	2006
10	Russia	87.10	2013
11	Panama	81.70	2012
12	Chile	74.40	2012
13	Belarus	66.70	2009
14	Monaco	66.30	2012
15	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	62.30	2011
16	Singapore	56.70	2013
17	Kazakhstan	55.80	2013
18	Colombia	53.80	2013
19	Seychelles	49.90	2008
20	Georgia	49.70	2012
21	Uruguay	49.60	2013
22	Brazil	48.60	2012
23	Costa Rica	42.60	2013
24	Peru	42.30	2013
25	Latvia	37.00	2013
26	Mongolia	34.90	2013
27	Belize	34.30	2009
28	Swaziland	34.30	2006
29	Qatar	33.30	2008
30	Ukraine	33.00	2011
31	Bahamas	31.90	2012
32	Lithuania	31.60	2013
33	Paraguay	31.30	2013
34	Mauritius	30.90	2012
35	Hungary	30.60	2013
36	Guyana	29.90	2013
37	Guatemala	29.80	2012
38	Philippines	29.70	2012
39	Mexico	29.00	2013
40	New Zealand	28.30	2012
41	Estonia	26.90	2013
42	Moldova	26.90	2011
43	Brunei	26.40	2004
44	Barbados	26.10	2013
45	Saint Kitts and Nevis	25.40	2011
46	Slovakia	25.20	2013
47	Spain	25.10	2013
48	Malta	24.90	2013
49	Trinidad and Tobago	21.30	2013
50	Bhutan	21.10	2013
51	Czech Republic	21.10	2013
52	Turkey	19.20	2013
53	Israel	19.20	2008
54	Portugal	18.80	2013
55	Argentina	18.60	2013
56	China	18.20	2012
57	Armenia	17.50	2013
58	Uganda	17.20	2010
59	Romania	16.70	2013
60	Jamaica	16.40	2013
61	Morocco	15.90	2010
62	Poland	15.80	2013
63	Azerbaijan	15.70	2013
64	Honduras	15.50	2011
65	Nicaragua	15.40	2010
66	Kenya	15.20	2013
67	Dominican Republic	15.20	2011
68	Austria	14.90	2013
69	Luxembourg	14.70	2013
70	Botswana	14.60	2013
71	Liechtenstein	14.10	2012
72	Greece	13.80	2013
73	Mozambique	13.60	2009
74	Zimbabwe	13.60	2008
75	Lebanon	13.40	2013
76	Kyrgyzstan	13.00	2008
77	Norway	12.80	2012
78	South Korea	12.70	2012
79	Lesotho	12.40	2009
80	Sri Lanka	11.30	2004
81	Finland	11.30	2013
82	Germany	10.70	2013
83	Serbia	10.20	2013
84	Croatia	10.20	2013
85	Italy	10.20	2013
86	Switzerland	10.20	2013
87	Netherlands	9.90	2013
88	Indonesia	9.80	2013
89	Japan	9.10	2013
90	Ireland	8.90	2012
91	Sweden	8.50	2013
92	Denmark	8.40	2013
93	Bulgaria	8.40	2013
94	Senegal	8.30	2010
95	Cameroon	8.20	2008
96	Syria	8.20	2004
97	France	8.10	2013
98	Algeria	7.90	2013
99	Burundi	7.90	2013
100	Albania	7.50	2013
101	Slovenia	7.40	2013
102	Cyprus	6.80	2013
103	Macedonia	6.00	2011
104	Togo	6.00	2012
105	Montenegro	5.30	2013
106	Guinea	5.10	2008
107	Bangladesh	5.10	2006
108	Andorra	4.80	2012
109	India	4.60	2013
110	Sierra Leone	4.20	2008
111	Iceland	4.00	2013
112	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.50	2013
113	Yemen	2.60	2009
114	Nigeria	2.40	2013
115	Burkina Faso	1.70	2011