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. · 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
| 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