List of countries with more than 100,000 prisoners as a percentage of their population (from Prison Studies)
Rank | Country | Prisoners | & of Population |
1 | United States of America | 2,239,751 | 0.72% |
2 | Russian Federation | 681,600 | 0.48% |
3 | Thailand | 279,854 | 0.44% |
4 | South Africa | 156,370 | 0.31% |
5 | Ukraine | 137,965 | 0.30% |
6 | Iran | 217,000 | 0.29% |
7 | Brazil | 548,003 | 0.28% |
8 | Colombia | 118,201 | 0.26% |
9 | Mexico | 246,226 | 0.22% |
10 | Turkey | 137,133 | 0.19% |
11 | Vietnam | 130,180 | 0.15% |
12 | Ethiopia | 112,361 | 0.13% |
13 | China | 1,640,000 | 0.12% |
14 | Philippines | 108,305 | 0.12% |
15 | Indonesia | 144,332 | 0.06% |
16 | India | 385,135 | 0.03% |
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