Imprisonment rate - Country rankings
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Number of prisoners per 100,000 people, 2017:
The average for 2017 based on 32 countries was 187 prisoners per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Thailand: 540 prisoners per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Japan: 41 prisoners per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2002 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: prisoners per 100,000 people; Source: The UN office on drugs and crime
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| Countries | Imprisonment rate, 2017 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 540 | 1 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Turkmenistan | 529 | 2 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Maldives | 425 | 3 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Iran | 283 | 4 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Taiwan | 266 | 5 | 2014 - 2017 |
| Georgia | 255 | 6 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Azerbaijan | 237 | 7 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Bahrain | 233 | 8 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Israel | 232 | 9 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Saudi Arabia | 207 | 10 | 2002 - 2017 |
| Macao | 206 | 11 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Singapore | 205 | 12 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Cambodia | 194 | 13 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Kazakhstan | 187 | 14 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 175 | 15 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Malaysia | 175 | 16 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Jordan | 162 | 17 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Burma | 149 | 18 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Kuwait | 145 | 19 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Vietnam | 136 | 20 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Mongolia | 126 | 21 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Armenia | 121 | 22 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Hong Kong | 113 | 23 | 2003 - 2017 |
| South Korea | 108 | 24 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Lebanon | 106 | 25 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Sri Lanka | 99 | 26 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Indonesia | 93 | 27 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Afghanistan | 84 | 28 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Nepal | 64 | 29 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Bangladesh | 54 | 30 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Pakistan | 42 | 31 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Japan | 41 | 32 | 2003 - 2017 |
Definition: Number of prisoners per 100,000 people.
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