Prison Populaion Rates

Top 29 countries with the highest prison population rates, as at February 2002, obtained from the International Center For Prison Studies.
The prison population rate is measured per 100,000 of the national population.

1. United States of America 690
2. Russian Federation 670
3. Cayman Islands (U.K.) 600
4. Belarus 554
5. Virgin Islands (U.S.) 551
6. Kazakhstan 522
7. Turkmenistan 489
8. Bahamas 478
9. Belize 459
10. Bermuda 447
11. Suriname 437
12. Ukraine 436
13. Kyrgyzstan 426
14. Dominica 420
15. Maldive Islands 414
16. South Africa 403
17. Guam (U.S.) 402
18. Botswana 396
19. Puerto Rico (U.S.) 372
20. Latvia 367
21. Netherlands Antilles (Neth.) 364
22. Singapore 359
23. Grenada 352
24. Trinidad and Tobago 351
25. Thailand 342
26. St Kitts and Nevis 338
27. Estonia 337
28. Azerbaijan 323
29. Barbados 317
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