High income OECD countries Compared by Crime > Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
DEFINITION:
The percentage of the offical prison capacity filled. This is obtained by comparing the number of prisoners in a nation to the offical capacity of the nation's prison system. Data for 2003.
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Interesting observations about Crime > Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
- Greece ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Europe in 2003.
- Barbados ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Christian countries in 2003.
- Thailand ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
- Hungary ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Cold countries in 2003.
- United States ranked last for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2003.
- Italy ranked third for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst European Union in 2003.
- Chile ranked second for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst High income OECD countries in 2003.
- Honduras ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2003.
- Burundi ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Catholic countries in 2003.
- Bangladesh ranked second for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
- Zambia ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Landlocked countries in 2003.
