Behind Bars: International Incarceration Rates


by Alejandro Esquino Gomez on Sep 26, 2014 | Views: 233 | Score: 1
Created with Highcharts 4.2.3 /Highstock 4.2.3Prison Population Total# of PeopleIncarceratedU.S.A.ChinaRussiaBrazilIndiaThailandMexicoIranSouth AfricaIndonesia0k250k500k750k1 000k1 250k1 500k1 750k2 000k2 250k2 500k
# of People Incarcerated
U.S.A.2228424
China1701344
Russia675400
Brazil548003
India385135
Thailand310595
Mexico254641
Iran217851
South Africa157394
Indonesia154000
Prison Population Total
Sources: prisonstudies.org
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Alejandro Esquino Gomez on Sep 26, 2014 2:46 PM said:

This chart shows the 10 countries with the highest incarceration rates in the world. The United States has the highest rate at more than 2.2 million people in jail with China trailing by half a million. All other countries have incarceration rates significantly lower than 50% of the United States' rate.