The data displays the countries with the most prisoners as of July 2018. The U.S. had the biggest number of prisoners worldwide with about 2.12 million people in prison.
United States of America | 2121600 |
China | 1649804 |
Brazil | 682901 |
Russian Federation | 592467 |
India | 419623 |
Thailand | 349804 |
Indonesia | 249419 |
Turkey | 232179 |
Iran | 230000 |
Mexico | 204749 |
Philippines | 178661 |
South Africa | 158111 |
Colombia | 116058 |
Vietnam | 115035 |
Ethiopia | 113727 |
Egypt | 106000 |
Peru | 85727 |
Pakistan | 83718 |
Bangladesh | 83350 |
United Kingdom: England & Wales | 82961 |