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List of countries by incarceration rate. This is an alphabetical list of countries and some dependent territories and subnational areas which lays out the incarceration rate of each. [1] Prison population rates from World Prison Brief. See date on map.
What country has the highest rate of incarceration? With 1,767,200 people incarcerated, United States currently has the highest number of people in prison.
As of January 2024, El Salvador had the highest prisoner rate worldwide, with over 1,000 prisoners per 100,000 of the national population.
Worldwide, El Salvador had the highest rate of incarceration worldwide, at 605 prisoners per 100,000 residents as of January 2023. Rwanda followed in second with 580 prisoners per 100,000...
Countries With Highest Incarceration Rate. At the top of the list in incarceration rates in the world, per 100,000 population, interestingly is the United States, with a rate of 629. Following closely behind are Rwanda and Turkmenistan with rates of 580 and 576 respectively.
The countries with the highest prison population rate – that is, the number of prisoners per 100,000 of the national population – are El Salvador (1,086 per 100,000), followed by Cuba (794), Rwanda (637), Turkmenistan (576), American Samoa (538), the United States (531), Tonga (516), Panama (499), Guam (475), Palau (428), Uruguay (424), Bahamas ...
The countries with the highest prison population rate – that is, the number of prisoners per 100,000 of the national population – are the United States (629 per 100,000), followed by Rwanda (580), Turkmenistan (576), El Salvador (564), Cuba (510), Palau (478), British Virgin Islands (447), Panama (436), St Kitts & Nevis (423), Grenada (413), Tha...
