Saudi Arabia: Imprisonment rate
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Saudi Arabia |
Number of prisoners per 100,000 people |
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Latest value | 207 |
Year | 2017 |
Measure | prisoners per 100,000 people |
Data availability | 2002 - 2017 |
Average | 163 |
Min - Max | 126 - 207 |
Source | The UN office on drugs and crime |
The latest value from 2017 is 207 prisoners per 100,000 people, an increase from 156 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 182 prisoners per 100,000 people, based on data from 146 countries. Historically, the average for Saudi Arabia from 2002 to 2017 is 163 prisoners per 100,000 people. The minimum value, 126 prisoners per 100,000 people, was reached in 2002 while the maximum of 207 prisoners per 100,000 people was recorded in 2017.
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Definition: Number of prisoners per 100,000 people.
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