Incarceration Rates by Country 2026

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Incarceration Rate (per 100k)

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1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

1,659 per 100k

794 per 100k

620 per 100k

576 per 100k

541 per 100k

Country
Incarceration Rate (per 100k)↓
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador1,659
Cuba Flag
Cuba794
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda620
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan576
United States Flag
United States541
American Samoa Flag
American Samoa538
Panama Flag
Panama522
Tonga Flag
Tonga516
Guam Flag
Guam513
Bahamas Flag
Bahamas482
Cape Verde Flag
Cape Verde467
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay449
Turkey Flag
Turkey443
Brazil Flag
Brazil408
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and Barbuda400
Seychelles Flag
Seychelles393
Thailand Flag
Thailand391
British Virgin Islands Flag
British Virgin Islands368
Palau Flag
Palau367
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines361
Dominica Flag
Dominica356
Belarus Flag
Belarus345
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica345
Nauru Flag
Nauru345
Grenada Flag
Grenada338
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua332
Namibia Flag
Namibia318
Maldives Flag
Maldives314
Belize Flag
Belize312
Chile Flag
Chile311
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia308
French Guiana Flag
French Guiana304
Cayman Islands Flag
Cayman Islands304
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
Northern Mariana Islands304
Russia Flag
Russia300
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis296
Guyana Flag
Guyana288
Aruba Flag
Aruba288
Peru Flag
Peru286
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and Tobago276
Martinique Flag
Martinique276
Gibraltar Flag
Gibraltar273
Greenland Flag
Greenland271
Libya Flag
Libya269
Argentina Flag
Argentina268
Morocco Flag
Morocco267
Curacao Flag
Curacao261
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia257
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia256
Taiwan Flag
Taiwan252
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia252
United States Virgin Islands Flag
United States Virgin Islands251
South Africa Flag
South Africa249
Georgia Flag
Georgia249
Fiji Flag
Fiji248
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan244
Eswatini Flag
Eswatini243
Barbados Flag
Barbados240
Anguilla Flag
Anguilla240
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay239
Moldova Flag
Moldova235
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain234
Guadeloupe Flag
Guadeloupe233
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic231
Iran Flag
Iran228
Gabon Flag
Gabon226
Algeria Flag
Algeria217
Israel Flag
Israel217
Mayotte Flag
Mayotte214
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia207
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius206
New Caledonia Flag
New Caledonia205
Colombia Flag
Colombia201
French Polynesia Flag
French Polynesia200
Bermuda Flag
Bermuda200
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela199
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia196
Macau Flag
Macau196
Sint Maarten Flag
Sint Maarten196
Poland Flag
Poland193
Hungary Flag
Hungary192
Honduras Flag
Honduras188
Jordan Flag
Jordan185
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand185
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan184
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar183
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador181
Iraq Flag
Iraq179
Samoa Flag
Samoa179
Czechia Flag
Czechia178
Puerto Rico Flag
Puerto Rico177
Mexico Flag
Mexico175
Latvia Flag
Latvia175
Albania Flag
Albania172
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro170
Laos Flag
Laos166
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia166
Singapore Flag
Singapore164
Reunion Flag
Reunion163
Australia Flag
Australia162
Serbia Flag
Serbia162
Botswana Flag
Botswana161
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania156
Cook Islands Flag
Cook Islands156
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia155
Uganda Flag
Uganda154
Isle of Man Flag
Isle of Man153
Philippines Flag
Philippines149
Bhutan Flag
Bhutan145
Benin Flag
Benin144
Brunei Flag
Brunei143
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan141
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon141
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia140
Guernsey Flag
Guernsey140
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom139
Zambia Flag
Zambia137
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam135
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka134
Suriname Flag
Suriname134
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe133
Jersey Flag
Jersey133
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine130
Romania Flag
Romania129
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and Principe129
Micronesia Flag
Micronesia127
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica125
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala123
Estonia Flag
Estonia122
Hong Kong Flag
Hong Kong121
China Flag
China119
Malta Flag
Malta119
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon118
France Flag
France117
Spain Flag
Spain117
Egypt Flag
Egypt116
South Korea Flag
South Korea115
Portugal Flag
Portugal115
Croatia Flag
Croatia115
Kiribati Flag
Kiribati113
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan112
Tuvalu Flag
Tuvalu110
Italy Flag
Italy106
Belgium Flag
Belgium106
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates104
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho104
Kenya Flag
Kenya103
Burundi Flag
Burundi103
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus103
Madagascar Flag
Madagascar101
Austria Flag
Austria101
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait101
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia99
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria99
Greece Flag
Greece98
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia96
Sweden Flag
Sweden96
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast94
Ireland Flag
Ireland93
Canada Flag
Canada90
Nepal Flag
Nepal90
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg89
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan85
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia85
Armenia Flag
Armenia83
Monaco Flag
Monaco81
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina79
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon Islands79
Malawi Flag
Malawi78
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland77
Djibouti Flag
Djibouti74
Senegal Flag
Senegal69
Denmark Flag
Denmark69
Qatar Flag
Qatar69
Germany Flag
Germany68
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall Islands66
Angola Flag
Angola65
Vanuatu Flag
Vanuatu65
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands64
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique63
Haiti Flag
Haiti63
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial Guinea63
Syria Flag
Syria60
Andorra Flag
Andorra60
Togo Flag
Togo59
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan58
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea57
Mauritania Flag
Mauritania57
Chad Flag
Chad56
Liberia Flag
Liberia55
Norway Flag
Norway55
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-Leste55
Sudan Flag
Sudan52
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone52
Central African Republic Flag
Central African Republic52
Finland Flag
Finland52
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania50
Niger Flag
Niger47
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo46
Oman Flag
Oman46
Comoros Flag
Comoros46
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan45
Afghanistan Flag
Afghanistan45
Ghana Flag
Ghana42
India Flag
India41
Mali Flag
Mali40
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso39
Guinea Flag
Guinea38
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria36
Iceland Flag
Iceland35
Liechtenstein Flag
Liechtenstein35
Japan Flag
Japan33
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh31
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau31
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the Congo27
Faroe Islands Flag
Faroe Islands26
Gambia Flag
Gambia22
Somalia Flag
Somalia16
Yemen Flag
Yemen14
San Marino Flag
San Marino3
  • Data shown are the most recent available for each country, but are not necessarily from the same date.
  • Data for UK include only England and Wales.