Emerging markets Compared by Crime > Prisoners > Per capita

DEFINITION: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Russia	584 per 100,000 people	2003
2	Ukraine	416 per 100,000 people	2003
3	South Africa	402 per 100,000 people	2003
4	Thailand	340 per 100,000 people	2003
=5	Estonia	339 per 100,000 people	2003
=5	Latvia	339 per 100,000 people	2003
7	Lithuania	234 per 100,000 people	2003
8	Poland	210 per 100,000 people	2003
9	Chile	204 per 100,000 people	2003
10	Romania	193 per 100,000 people	2003
=11	Mexico	169 per 100,000 people	2003
=11	Brazil	169 per 100,000 people	2003
13	Hungary	165 per 100,000 people	2003
14	Malaysia	161 per 100,000 people	2003
15	Bulgaria	127 per 100,000 people	2003
16	Colombia	126 per 100,000 people	2003
17	China	119 per 100,000 people	2003
18	Argentina	107 per 100,000 people	2003
19	Peru	104 per 100,000 people	2003
20	Philippines	94 per 100,000 people	2003
21	Turkey	92 per 100,000 people	2003
22	Venezuela	76 per 100,000 people	2003
23	Pakistan	59 per 100,000 people	2003
24	Indonesia	38 per 100,000 people	2003
25	India	29 per 100,000 people	2003

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United States ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2003.
Russia ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Europe in 2003.
Belize ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2003.
Kyrgyzstan ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
South Africa ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2003.
Latvia ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst European Union in 2003.
Palau ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2003.
Ukraine ranked second for prisoners > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
Belarus ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Landlocked countries in 2003.
Panama ranked first for prisoners > per capita amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2003.

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