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The world's prisons, in one place.
Country incarceration rates, individual facility profiles, conditions, visiting rules, and contact details — for families, researchers, journalists, and advocates. Every figure attributed to a public source.
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Countries covered
165
Expanding annually
Prisons in database
22,905
Hand-curated
People incarcerated
9,249,901
Sum across covered countries
Avg. rate /100k
173.5
Population-weighted across covered nations
Incarceration around the world
Colour by national incarceration rate per 100,000 residents. Click a country for details.
Highest incarceration rates
Per 100,000 residents — the most-incarcerated nations.
El Salvador
Americas · Central America
Population
109,519
Rate /100k
1,659
Cuba
Americas · Caribbean
Population
90,000
Rate /100k
794
United States
Americas · Northern America
Population
1,833,700
Rate /100k
542
Panama
Americas · Central America
Population
24,651
Rate /100k
527
Rwanda
Africa · Eastern Africa
Population
71,561
Rate /100k
489
Türkiye
Asia · Western Asia
Population
420,798
Rate /100k
489
Most overcrowded systems
Occupancy above 100% means actual population exceeds design capacity.
Philippines
Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Population
171,247
Rate /100k
149
Egypt
Africa · Northern Africa
Population
120,000
Rate /100k
113
Indonesia
Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Population
276,136
Rate /100k
96
Afghanistan
Asia · Southern Asia
Population
23,000
Rate /100k
54
Kenya
Africa · Eastern Africa
Population
60,740
Rate /100k
101
Panama
Americas · Central America
Population
24,651
Rate /100k
527
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