List of countries by incarceration rate
Updated: Wikipedia source
This is an alphabetical list of countries and some dependent territories and subnational areas which lays out the incarceration rate of each.
Tables
Incarceration numbers. Rates are per 100,000 inhabitants.[1] · Incarceration rates and counts
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Location
Afghanistan
Rates
45
Number
19,000
Albania
Albania
Location
Albania
Rates
168
Number
4,565
Algeria
Algeria
Location
Algeria
Rates
217
Number
94,749
American Samoa (USA)
American Samoa (USA)
Location
American Samoa (USA)
Rates
538
Number
301
Andorra
Andorra
Location
Andorra
Rates
60
Number
51
Angola
Angola
Location
Angola
Rates
68
Number
24,490
Anguilla (United Kingdom)
Anguilla (United Kingdom)
Location
Anguilla (United Kingdom)
Rates
240
Number
36
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Location
Antigua and Barbuda
Rates
400
Number
400
Argentina
Argentina
Location
Argentina
Rates
254
Number
117,810
Armenia
Armenia
Location
Armenia
Rates
83
Number
2,469
Aruba (Netherlands)
Aruba (Netherlands)
Location
Aruba (Netherlands)
Rates
288
Number
311
Australia
Australia
Location
Australia
Rates
157
Number
41,929
Austria
Austria
Location
Austria
Rates
101
Number
9,275
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Location
Azerbaijan
Rates
244
Number
24,698
Bahamas
Bahamas
Location
Bahamas
Rates
409
Number
1,617
Bahrain
Bahrain
Location
Bahrain
Rates
234
Number
3,485
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Location
Bangladesh
Rates
50
Number
84,851
Barbados
Barbados
Location
Barbados
Rates
258
Number
743
Belarus
Belarus
Location
Belarus
Rates
345
Number
32,556
Belgium
Belgium
Location
Belgium
Rates
104
Number
12,316
Belize
Belize
Location
Belize
Rates
289
Number
1,199
Benin
Benin
Location
Benin
Rates
138
Number
18,170
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
Location
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
Rates
200
Number
124
Bhutan
Bhutan
Location
Bhutan
Rates
145
Number
1,119
Bolivia
Bolivia
Location
Bolivia
Rates
209
Number
25,291
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation
Location
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation
Rates
79
Number
1,688
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska
Location
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska
Rates
44
Number
524
Botswana
Botswana
Location
Botswana
Rates
161
Number
3,971
Brazil
Brazil
Location
Brazil
Rates
392
Number
850,377
Brunei
Brunei
Location
Brunei
Rates
186
Number
841
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Location
Bulgaria
Rates
99
Number
6,378
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Location
Burkina Faso
Rates
39
Number
8,800
Burundi
Burundi
Location
Burundi
Rates
103
Number
13,824
Cambodia
Cambodia
Location
Cambodia
Rates
257
Number
45,122
Cameroon
Cameroon
Location
Cameroon
Rates
116
Number
32,003
Canada
Canada
Location
Canada
Rates
90
Number
35,485
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Location
Cape Verde
Rates
366
Number
2,100
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
Location
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
Rates
277
Number
226
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Location
Central African Republic
Rates
52
Number
2,678
Chad
Chad
Location
Chad
Rates
59
Number
8,700
Chile
Chile
Location
Chile
Rates
306
Number
58,248
China
China
Location
China
Rates
119
Number
1,690,000
Colombia
Colombia
Location
Colombia
Rates
200
Number
103,530
Comoros
Comoros
Location
Comoros
Rates
46
Number
422
Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Location
Republic of the Congo
Rates
27
Number
1,388
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
Location
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
Rates
224
Number
47
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Location
Costa Rica
Rates
343
Number
17,829
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
Location
Ivory Coast
Rates
91
Number
25,928
Croatia
Croatia
Location
Croatia
Rates
115
Number
4,445
Cuba
Cuba
Location
Cuba
Rates
794
Number
90,000
Curaçao (Netherlands)
Curaçao (Netherlands)
Location
Curaçao (Netherlands)
Rates
261
Number
429
Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus)
Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus)
Location
Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus)
Rates
103
Number
966
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Location
Czech Republic
Rates
179
Number
19,649
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rates
46
Number
44,536
Denmark
Denmark
Location
Denmark
Rates
69
Number
4,083
Djibouti
Djibouti
Location
Djibouti
Rates
71
Number
0662 c. 662
Dominica
Dominica
Location
Dominica
Rates
348
Number
261
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Location
Dominican Republic
Rates
231
Number
25,987
Ecuador
Ecuador
Location
Ecuador
Rates
180
Number
33,472
Egypt
Egypt
Location
Egypt
Rates
116
Number
120,000
El Salvador
El Salvador
Location
El Salvador
Rates
1,659
Number
109,519
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Location
Equatorial Guinea
Rates
63
Number
500
Estonia
Estonia
Location
Estonia
Rates
129
Number
1,805
Eswatini/Swaziland
Eswatini/Swaziland
Location
Eswatini/Swaziland
Rates
243
Number
3,405
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Location
Ethiopia
Rates
99
Number
110,000
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Location
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Rates
23
Number
12
Fiji
Fiji
Location
Fiji
Rates
248
Number
2,276
Finland
Finland
Location
Finland
Rates
52
Number
2,912
France
France
Location
France
Rates
115
Number
78,509
French Guiana (France)
French Guiana (France)
Location
French Guiana (France)
Rates
310
Number
1,022
French Polynesia (France)
French Polynesia (France)
Location
French Polynesia (France)
Rates
200
Number
575
Gabon
Gabon
Location
Gabon
Rates
228
Number
5,226
Gambia
Gambia
Location
Gambia
Rates
22
Number
543
Georgia
Georgia
Location
Georgia
Rates
275
Number
10,523
Germany
Germany
Location
Germany
Rates
68
Number
57,955
Ghana
Ghana
Location
Ghana
Rates
42
Number
14,361
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Location
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Rates
273
Number
92
Greece
Greece
Location
Greece
Rates
98
Number
10,242
Greenland (Denmark)
Greenland (Denmark)
Location
Greenland (Denmark)
Rates
241
Number
136
Grenada
Grenada
Location
Grenada
Rates
338
Number
385
Guadeloupe (France)
Guadeloupe (France)
Location
Guadeloupe (France)
Rates
230
Number
916
Guam (USA)
Guam (USA)
Location
Guam (USA)
Rates
475
Number
820
Guatemala
Guatemala
Location
Guatemala
Rates
123
Number
23,361
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
Location
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
Rates
143
Number
95
Guinea
Guinea
Location
Guinea
Rates
34
Number
4,375
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
Location
Guinea-Bissau
Rates
31
Number
596
Guyana
Guyana
Location
Guyana
Rates
271
Number
2,156
Haiti
Haiti
Location
Haiti
Rates
63
Number
7,523
Honduras
Honduras
Location
Honduras
Rates
189
Number
19,500
Hong Kong (China)
Hong Kong (China)
Location
Hong Kong (China)
Rates
121
Number
9,079
Hungary
Hungary
Location
Hungary
Rates
192
Number
18,270
Iceland
Iceland
Location
Iceland
Rates
35
Number
140
India
India
Location
India
Rates
41
Number
573,220
Indonesia
Indonesia
Location
Indonesia
Rates
96
Number
273,541
Iran
Iran
Location
Iran
Rates
228
Number
189,000
Iraq
Iraq
Location
Iraq
Rates
179
Number
73,715
Ireland
Ireland
Location
Ireland
Rates
91
Number
4,964
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Location
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Rates
153
Number
132
Israel
Israel
Location
Israel
Rates
217
Number
19,756
Italy
Italy
Location
Italy
Rates
105
Number
61,758
Jamaica
Jamaica
Location
Jamaica
Rates
125
Number
3,559
Japan
Japan
Location
Japan
Rates
33
Number
40,881
Jersey (United Kingdom)
Jersey (United Kingdom)
Location
Jersey (United Kingdom)
Rates
135
Number
146
Jordan
Jordan
Location
Jordan
Rates
185
Number
19,140
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Location
Kazakhstan
Rates
184
Number
35,228
Kenya
Kenya
Location
Kenya
Rates
103
Number
60,000
Kiribati
Kiribati
Location
Kiribati
Rates
113
Number
129
Kosovo
Kosovo
Location
Kosovo
Rates
99
Number
1,830
Kuwait
Kuwait
Location
Kuwait
Rates
101
Number
4,500
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Location
Kyrgyzstan
Rates
117
Number
7,633
Laos
Laos
Location
Laos
Rates
166
Number
11,885
Latvia
Latvia
Location
Latvia
Rates
175
Number
3,271
Lebanon
Lebanon
Location
Lebanon
Rates
141
Number
9,254
Lesotho
Lesotho
Location
Lesotho
Rates
104
Number
2,216
Liberia
Liberia
Location
Liberia
Rates
55
Number
3,000
Libya
Libya
Location
Libya
Rates
269
Number
19,103
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Location
Liechtenstein
Rates
35
Number
14
Lithuania
Lithuania
Location
Lithuania
Rates
156
Number
4,551
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Location
Luxembourg
Rates
89
Number
600
Macau (China)
Macau (China)
Location
Macau (China)
Rates
196
Number
1,345
Madagascar
Madagascar
Location
Madagascar
Rates
101
Number
30,530
Malawi
Malawi
Location
Malawi
Rates
76
Number
16,366
Malaysia
Malaysia
Location
Malaysia
Rates
241
Number
82,144
Maldives
Maldives
Location
Maldives
Rates
314
Number
1,700
Mali
Mali
Location
Mali
Rates
40
Number
8,670
Malta
Malta
Location
Malta
Rates
119
Number
671
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
Location
Marshall Islands
Rates
66
Number
35
Martinique (France)
Martinique (France)
Location
Martinique (France)
Rates
275
Number
1,025
Mauritania
Mauritania
Location
Mauritania
Rates
57
Number
2,826
Mauritius
Mauritius
Location
Mauritius
Rates
215
Number
2,755
Mayotte (France)
Mayotte (France)
Location
Mayotte (France)
Rates
205
Number
616
Mexico
Mexico
Location
Mexico
Rates
174
Number
233,687
Micronesia
Micronesia
Location
Micronesia
Rates
127
Number
132
Moldova
Moldova
Location
Moldova
Rates
235
Number
5,695
Monaco
Monaco
Location
Monaco
Rates
81
Number
31
Mongolia
Mongolia
Location
Mongolia
Rates
183
Number
5,832
Montenegro
Montenegro
Location
Montenegro
Rates
170
Number
1,046
Morocco
Morocco
Location
Morocco
Rates
267
Number
102,653
Mozambique
Mozambique
Location
Mozambique
Rates
63
Number
21,814
Myanmar
Myanmar
Location
Myanmar
Rates
183
Number
100,324
Namibia
Namibia
Location
Namibia
Rates
318
Number
8,900
Nauru
Nauru
Location
Nauru
Rates
345
Number
38
Nepal
Nepal
Location
Nepal
Rates
90
Number
27,550
Netherlands
Netherlands
Location
Netherlands
Rates
64
Number
11,537
New Caledonia (France)
New Caledonia (France)
Location
New Caledonia (France)
Rates
190
Number
563
New Zealand
New Zealand
Location
New Zealand
Rates
181
Number
9,638
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Location
Nicaragua
Rates
332
Number
20,918
Niger
Niger
Location
Niger
Rates
40
Number
10,179
Nigeria
Nigeria
Location
Nigeria
Rates
37
Number
84,767
North Korea
North Korea
Location
North Korea
Rates
?
Number
?
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Location
North Macedonia
Rates
140
Number
2,555
Northern Mariana Islands (USA)
Northern Mariana Islands (USA)
Location
Northern Mariana Islands (USA)
Rates
304
Number
170
Norway
Norway
Location
Norway
Rates
55
Number
3,052
Oman
Oman
Location
Oman
Rates
46
Number
1,960
Pakistan
Pakistan
Location
Pakistan
Rates
38
Number
87,712
Palau
Palau
Location
Palau
Rates
367
Number
66
Panama
Panama
Location
Panama
Rates
522
Number
23,798
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Location
Papua New Guinea
Rates
57
Number
5,373
Paraguay
Paraguay
Location
Paraguay
Rates
239
Number
17,712
Peru
Peru
Location
Peru
Rates
285
Number
97,605
Philippines
Philippines
Location
Philippines
Rates
162
Number
180,826
Poland
Poland
Location
Poland
Rates
194
Number
70,927
Portugal
Portugal
Location
Portugal
Rates
115
Number
12,339
Puerto Rico (USA)
Puerto Rico (USA)
Location
Puerto Rico (USA)
Rates
177
Number
5,798
Qatar
Qatar
Location
Qatar
Rates
69
Number
2,055
Reunion (France)
Reunion (France)
Location
Reunion (France)
Rates
156
Number
1,440
Romania
Romania
Location
Romania
Rates
126
Number
24,106
Russia
Russia
Location
Russia
Rates
300
Number
433,006
Rwanda
Rwanda
Location
Rwanda
Rates
637
Number
89,034
Samoa
Samoa
Location
Samoa
Rates
179
Number
358
San Marino
San Marino
Location
San Marino
Rates
3
Number
1
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
Location
Sao Tome and Principe
Rates
129
Number
300
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Location
Saudi Arabia
Rates
207
Number
68,056 c. 68,056.
Senegal
Senegal
Location
Senegal
Rates
69
Number
13,185
Serbia
Serbia
Location
Serbia
Rates
162
Number
10,787
Seychelles
Seychelles
Location
Seychelles
Rates
393
Number
474
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Location
Sierra Leone
Rates
52
Number
4,453
Singapore
Singapore
Location
Singapore
Rates
156
Number
9,536
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
Location
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
Rates
196
Number
87
Slovakia
Slovakia
Location
Slovakia
Rates
164
Number
8,895
Slovenia
Slovenia
Location
Slovenia
Rates
86
Number
1,831
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Location
Solomon Islands
Rates
79
Number
500
South Africa
South Africa
Location
South Africa
Rates
258
Number
157,056
South Korea
South Korea
Location
South Korea
Rates
103
Number
52,940
South Sudan
South Sudan
Location
South Sudan
Rates
58
Number
8,400
Spain
Spain
Location
Spain
Rates
117
Number
56,698
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Location
Sri Lanka
Rates
131
Number
28,555
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevis
Location
St. Kitts and Nevis
Rates
296
Number
160
St. Lucia
St. Lucia
Location
St. Lucia
Rates
308
Number
572
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Location
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Rates
353
Number
392
Sudan
Sudan
Location
Sudan
Rates
52
Number
21,000
Suriname
Suriname
Location
Suriname
Rates
185
Number
1,000
Sweden
Sweden
Location
Sweden
Rates
96
Number
10,175
Switzerland
Switzerland
Location
Switzerland
Rates
77
Number
6,881
Syria
Syria
Location
Syria
Rates
60
Number
10,599
Taiwan
Taiwan
Location
Taiwan
Rates
250
Number
58,571
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Location
Tajikistan
Rates
141
Number
14,000
Tanzania
Tanzania
Location
Tanzania
Rates
50
Number
32,671
Thailand
Thailand
Location
Thailand
Rates
391
Number
274,277
East Timor
East Timor
Location
East Timor
Rates
55
Number
763
Togo
Togo
Location
Togo
Rates
59
Number
4,990
Tonga
Tonga
Location
Tonga
Rates
516
Number
557
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Location
Trinidad and Tobago
Rates
276
Number
3,802
Tunisia
Tunisia
Location
Tunisia
Rates
196
Number
23,484
Turkey
Turkey
Location
Turkey
Rates
424
Number
362,422
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Location
Turkmenistan
Rates
576
Number
35,000
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Location
Tuvalu
Rates
110
Number
11
Uganda
Uganda
Location
Uganda
Rates
152
Number
76,946
Ukraine
Ukraine
Location
Ukraine
Rates
130
Number
44,024
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Location
United Arab Emirates
Rates
104
Number
9,826
United Kingdom: England & Wales
United Kingdom: England & Wales
Location
United Kingdom: England & Wales
Rates
140
Number
86,256
United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
Location
United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
Rates
99
Number
1,910
United Kingdom: Scotland
United Kingdom: Scotland
Location
United Kingdom: Scotland
Rates
150
Number
8,274
United States
United States
Location
United States
Rates
541
Number
1,808,100
Uruguay
Uruguay
Location
Uruguay
Rates
449
Number
15,767
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Location
Uzbekistan
Rates
85
Number
29,000
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Location
Vanuatu
Rates
65
Number
195
Venezuela
Venezuela
Location
Venezuela
Rates
199
Number
67,200
Vietnam
Vietnam
Location
Vietnam
Rates
135
Number
133,986
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
Location
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
Rates
368
Number
114
United States Virgin Islands (USA)
United States Virgin Islands (USA)
Location
United States Virgin Islands (USA)
Rates
251
Number
261
Yemen
Yemen
Location
Yemen
Rates
14
Number
4,268
Zambia
Zambia
Location
Zambia
Rates
125
Number
25,372
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Location
Zimbabwe
Rates
153
Number
24,068
| Location | Rates | Number |
| Afghanistan | 45 | 19,000 |
| Albania | 168 | 4,565 |
| Algeria | 217 | 94,749 |
| American Samoa (USA) | 538 | 301 |
| Andorra | 60 | 51 |
| Angola | 68 | 24,490 |
| Anguilla (United Kingdom) | 240 | 36 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 400 | 400 |
| Argentina | 254 | 117,810 |
| Armenia | 83 | 2,469 |
| Aruba (Netherlands) | 288 | 311 |
| Australia | 157 | 41,929 |
| Austria | 101 | 9,275 |
| Azerbaijan | 244 | 24,698 |
| Bahamas | 409 | 1,617 |
| Bahrain | 234 | 3,485 |
| Bangladesh | 50 | 84,851 |
| Barbados | 258 | 743 |
| Belarus | 345 | 32,556 |
| Belgium | 104 | 12,316 |
| Belize | 289 | 1,199 |
| Benin | 138 | 18,170 |
| Bermuda (United Kingdom) | 200 | 124 |
| Bhutan | 145 | 1,119 |
| Bolivia | 209 | 25,291 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation | 79 | 1,688 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska | 44 | 524 |
| Botswana | 161 | 3,971 |
| Brazil | 392 | 850,377 |
| Brunei | 186 | 841 |
| Bulgaria | 99 | 6,378 |
| Burkina Faso | 39 | 8,800 |
| Burundi | 103 | 13,824 |
| Cambodia | 257 | 45,122 |
| Cameroon | 116 | 32,003 |
| Canada | 90 | 35,485 |
| Cape Verde | 366 | 2,100 |
| Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) | 277 | 226 |
| Central African Republic | 52 | 2,678 |
| Chad | 59 | 8,700 |
| Chile | 306 | 58,248 |
| China | 119 | 1,690,000 |
| Colombia | 200 | 103,530 |
| Comoros | 46 | 422 |
| Republic of the Congo | 27 | 1,388 |
| Cook Islands (New Zealand) | 224 | 47 |
| Costa Rica | 343 | 17,829 |
| Ivory Coast | 91 | 25,928 |
| Croatia | 115 | 4,445 |
References
- World Prison Brief (WPB)http://www.prisonstudies.org/highest-to-lowest
- Search of World Prison Brief website for "United Kingdom". It pulls up the pages for England & Wales, Scotland, Northernhttps://www.prisonstudies.org/search/node/united%20kingdom