Rank
|
Country (or dependent territory)
|
Prisoners per 100,000 population
|
1 |
United States of America
|
730
|
2 |
St. Kitts and Nevis
|
649
|
3 |
Seychelles
|
641
|
4 |
Virgin Islands (USA)
|
539
|
5 |
Rwanda
|
527
|
6 |
Georgia
|
514
|
7 |
Cuba
|
510
|
8 |
Russian Federation
|
502
|
9 |
Anguilla (United Kingdom)
|
480
|
10 |
Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
|
460c
|
11 |
Belarus
|
438
|
12 |
El Salvador
|
425
|
13 |
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
|
417
|
14 |
Azerbaijan
|
407
|
14 |
Belize
|
407
|
16 |
Grenada
|
402
|
17 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
|
389
|
18 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
387
|
19 |
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
|
385
|
20 |
Barbados
|
377
|
21 |
Bahamas
|
371
|
22 |
St. Maarten (Netherlands)
|
369
|
23 |
Panama
|
366
|
24 |
Dominica
|
356
|
25 |
Palau
|
348
|
26 |
Greenland (Denmark)
|
340
|
27 |
Thailand
|
337
|
28 |
Ukraine
|
334
|
29 |
Iran
|
333
|
30 |
Curaçao (Netherlands)
|
331
|
31 |
Guam (USA)
|
328
|
32 |
Kazakhstan
|
316
|
33 |
Costa Rica
|
314
|
33 |
Lithuania
|
314
|
33 |
Swaziland
|
314c
|
36 |
St. Lucia
|
313
|
37 |
Maldives
|
311c
|
38 |
South Africa
|
310
|
39 |
Latvia
|
304
|
40 |
Puerto Rico (USA)
|
303
|
41 |
French Guiana/Guyane (France)
|
297c
|
42 |
Chile
|
285
|
43 |
Taiwan
|
282
|
44 |
Mongolia
|
280
|
45 |
Uruguay
|
279
|
46 |
Botswana
|
267
|
47 |
Brazil
|
260
|
47 |
Guyana
|
260
|
49 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
259
|
50 |
Estonia
|
252
|
51 |
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)
|
246
|
52 |
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
|
238
|
52 |
United Arab Emirates
|
238
|
54 |
Singapore
|
237
|
55 |
Israel
|
236
|
56 |
Colombia
|
235
|
57 |
Aruba (Netherlands)
|
228
|
58 |
Samoa (formerly Western Samoa)
|
227
|
59 |
Turkmenistan
|
224
|
60 |
Poland
|
220
|
61 |
Czech Republic
|
218
|
61 |
Montenegro
|
218
|
63 |
Martinique (France)
|
217
|
64 |
Dominican Republic
|
210
|
65 |
Mexico
|
206
|
66 |
Slovakia
|
203
|
67 |
Morocco
|
199
|
68 |
American Samoa (USA)
|
198
|
68 |
Tunisia
|
198
|
70 |
Gabon
|
196
|
71 |
New Zealand
|
194
|
72 |
Namibia
|
191
|
72 |
Suriname
|
191
|
74 |
Peru
|
190
|
75 |
Macau (China)
|
186
|
76 |
Moldova (Republic of)
|
183
|
77 |
Mauritius
|
182
|
78 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
181
|
79 |
Hungary
|
173
|
79 |
Saudi Arabia
|
173
|
81 |
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
|
172
|
82 |
New Caledonia (France)
|
171
|
83 |
Guadeloupe (France)
|
169
|
84 |
Turkey
|
168
|
85 |
Jersey (United Kingdom)
|
167
|
86 |
Jamaica
|
163
|
87 |
Reunion (France)
|
161
|
88 |
Honduras
|
159
|
89 |
Algeria
|
156
|
89 |
Fiji
|
156
|
91 |
Armenia
|
155
|
92 |
Serbia
|
154
|
92 |
United Kingdom: England & Wales
|
154
|
94 |
French Polynesia (France)
|
152
|
94 |
Uzbekistan
|
152c
|
96 |
Tonga
|
151
|
96 |
United Kingdom: Scotland
|
151
|
98 |
Spain
|
150
|
99 |
Romania
|
149
|
99 |
Venezuela
|
149
|
101
|
Albania
|
148
|
102
|
Bulgaria
|
146
|
103
|
Argentina
|
145
|
104
|
Northern Mariana Islands (USA)
|
142
|
105
|
Nauru
|
139
|
106
|
Malta
|
138
|
107
|
Kuwait
|
137
|
108
|
Bahrain
|
136
|
108
|
Ethiopia
|
136
|
110
|
Bhutan
|
135
|
111
|
Hong Kong (China)
|
132
|
112
|
Tajikistan
|
130
|
113
|
Australia
|
129
|
114
|
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
|
127
|
114
|
Portugal
|
127
|
114
|
Vietnam
|
127
|
117
|
Kenya
|
126
|
117
|
Malaysia
|
126
|
117
|
Zambia
|
126c
|
120
|
Luxembourg
|
124
|
121
|
Kiribati
|
122
|
121
|
Nicaragua
|
122c
|
123
|
China
|
121
|
123
|
Zimbabwe
|
121c
|
125
|
Myanmar (formerly Burma)
|
120
|
125
|
Tuvalu
|
120
|
127
|
Cameroon
|
119
|
128
|
Burundi
|
118
|
128
|
Lebanon
|
118
|
130
|
Croatia
|
115
|
130
|
Iraq
|
115
|
132
|
Canada
|
114
|
133
|
Bolivia
|
112
|
133
|
Cyprus (Republic of)
|
112
|
133
|
Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of)
|
112
|
136
|
Greece
|
111
|
136
|
Sao Tome e Principe
|
111
|
138
|
Philippines
|
110
|
139
|
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
|
109
|
139
|
Italy
|
109
|
141
|
Lesotho
|
107
|
142
|
Brunei Darussalam
|
105
|
143
|
Austria
|
104
|
143
|
Cambodia
|
104
|
143
|
Mayotte (France)
|
104
|
146
|
France
|
102
|
147
|
Angola
|
100
|
147
|
Belgium
|
100
|
147
|
Sri Lanka
|
100
|
150
|
Ireland, Republic of
|
98 |
151
|
Paraguay
|
97 |
152
|
Uganda
|
96 |
152
|
United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
|
96 |
154
|
Jordan
|
95 |
154
|
Madagascar
|
95 |
156
|
Republic of (South) Korea
|
92 |
157
|
South Sudan
|
89c
|
158
|
Guatemala
|
87 |
158
|
Netherlands
|
87 |
160
|
Ecuador
|
86 |
161
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
85 |
162
|
Tanzania
|
84 |
163
|
Djibouti
|
83 |
163
|
Germany
|
83 |
165
|
Egypt
|
80c
|
166
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation
|
77 |
167
|
Switzerland
|
76 |
168
|
Benin
|
75 |
168
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska
|
75 |
170
|
Afghanistan
|
74 |
170
|
Denmark
|
74 |
170
|
Malawi
|
74 |
173
|
Andorra
|
73 |
173
|
Norway
|
73 |
173
|
Vanuatu
|
73 |
176
|
Haiti
|
72 |
177
|
Sweden
|
70 |
178
|
Laos
|
69 |
178
|
Mozambique
|
69 |
180
|
Kosovo/Kosova
|
66c
|
181
|
Marshall Islands
|
64 |
181
|
Slovenia
|
64 |
183
|
Oman
|
61 |
183
|
Togo
|
61 |
185
|
Qatar
|
60c
|
186
|
Finland
|
59 |
187
|
Indonesia
|
58 |
187
|
Papua New Guinea
|
58 |
187
|
Syria
|
58 |
190
|
Senegal
|
57 |
191
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
56 |
191
|
Gambia
|
56c
|
191
|
Sudan
|
56c
|
194
|
Japan
|
55 |
195
|
Ghana
|
54 |
196
|
Libya
|
49 |
197
|
Yemen
|
48 |
198
|
Iceland
|
47 |
198
|
Mauritania
|
47 |
198
|
Solomon Islands
|
47 |
201
|
Nepal
|
45c
|
202
|
Niger
|
43c
|
203
|
Bangladesh
|
42 |
203
|
Sierra Leone
|
42 |
205
|
Chad
|
41 |
205
|
Guinea Bissau
|
41 |
207
|
Pakistan
|
40 |
208
|
Liberia
|
39 |
208
|
Republic of Guinea
|
39c
|
210
|
Mali
|
36 |
211
|
Monaco
|
34 |
212
|
Congo (Brazzaville)
|
33c
|
212
|
Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire)
|
33c
|
214
|
Nigeria
|
31 |
215
|
India
|
30 |
215
|
Liechtenstein
|
30 |
217
|
Burkina Faso
|
28 |
218
|
Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor)
|
22 |
219
|
Faeroe Islands (Denmark)
|
21 |
220
|
Central African Republic
|
19 |
220
|
Comoros
|
19c
|