Europe 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	Belarus	554 per 100,000 people	2003
3	Ukraine	416 per 100,000 people	2003
=4	Estonia	339 per 100,000 people	2003
=4	Latvia	339 per 100,000 people	2003
6	Lithuania	234 per 100,000 people	2003
7	Poland	210 per 100,000 people	2003
8	Azerbaijan	198 per 100,000 people	2003
9	Romania	193 per 100,000 people	2003
10	Czech Republic	178 per 100,000 people	2003
=11	Slovakia	165 per 100,000 people	2003
=11	Hungary	165 per 100,000 people	2003
13	Georgia	148 per 100,000 people	2003
14	Spain	144 per 100,000 people	2003
15	Portugal	130 per 100,000 people	2003
16	Bulgaria	127 per 100,000 people	2003
17	Netherlands	112 per 100,000 people	2003
18	Luxembourg	111 per 100,000 people	2003
19	Albania	105 per 100,000 people	2003
=20	Italy	100 per 100,000 people	2003
=20	Austria	100 per 100,000 people	2003
22	Germany	96 per 100,000 people	2003
23	France	95 per 100,000 people	2003
=24	Turkey	92 per 100,000 people	2003
=24	Armenia	92 per 100,000 people	2003
26	Andorra	90 per 100,000 people	2003
27	Belgium	88 per 100,000 people	2003
28	Greece	83 per 100,000 people	2003
29	Sweden	75 per 100,000 people	2003
=30	Denmark	72 per 100,000 people	2003
=30	Switzerland	72 per 100,000 people	2003
=30	Malta	72 per 100,000 people	2003
33	Finland	71 per 100,000 people	2003
=34	Norway	64 per 100,000 people	2003
=34	Croatia	64 per 100,000 people	2003
36	Slovenia	59 per 100,000 people	2003
37	Liechtenstein	53 per 100,000 people	2003
38	Cyprus	50 per 100,000 people	2003
39	Iceland	40 per 100,000 people	2003
40	Monaco	39 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.