The data describes the countries with the most prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, as of July 19, 2018. The U.S. had the highest prisoner rate, with 655 prisoners per 100,000 of the national population.
Prisoners in the U.S.
As the statistic above illustrates, the U.S. has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world. With 655 inmates per 100 thousand of population, the U.S. is by far the leader among large industrialized nations in incarceration. Russia comes closest at 451, though there is no data regarding China’s incarceration rate available.
