Prison Population
WorldSocial / HealthPoliticalCulturalNumber of persons imprisoned per 100,000 people by country.
World Prison BriefA world map showing prison populations per 100,000 people. Dark blue (more than 400): U S A, Turkmenistan. Blue to light blue (100 to 400): Russia, Brazil, China, Australia. Very light blue (less than 100): India, Canada, and parts of central Africa.
Class | Rank | Per 100,000 People | Amerindian and Indo-European | Eskimo-Aleut | Indo-European | Class | Rank | Per 1,000 adults ages 15 to 49 | No data | Arid and low water use | Low (<10%) | Low-medium (10-20%) | Medium-high (20-40%) | High (40-80%) | Extremely high (>80%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.6% | 8.03% | 36.0% | 0.654% | 3.65% | 47.2% | 4.86% | 6.22% | 9.97% | 14.9% | |||||||
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