Figure A
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in OECD countries: Inmates per 100,000 in total population, 2018 or most recent year available
| Country | Prisoner rate |
|---|---|
| United States | 639 |
| Turkey | 335 |
| Israel | 234 |
| Chile | 217 |
| Lithuania | 216 |
| Colombia | 199 |
| Slovakia | 196 |
| New Zealand | 188 |
| Czech Republic | 186 |
| Poland | 181 |
| Estonia | 181 |
| Latvia | 175 |
| Hungary | 169 |
| Australia | 160 |
| Mexico | 158 |
| Spain | 122 |
| United Kingdom | 114 |
| Portugal | 109 |
| Greece | 108 |
| Canada | 107 |
| South Korea | 105 |
| Belgium | 95 |
| Austria | 95 |
| Italy | 90 |
| France | 87 |
| Luxembourg | 83 |
| Switzerland | 80 |
| Germany | 69 |
| Sweden | 68 |
| Denmark | 68 |
| Netherlands | 63 |
| Slovenia | 53 |
| Finland | 53 |
| Norway | 49 |
| Japan | 39 |
| Iceland | 33 |
Source: World Prison Brief, accessed on January 11, 2021.
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