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.