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Police Officers per 1,000 people
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4.2value
Median: 3.8value
Countries Covered
130
with available data
Highest
Bahrain
17.4value
Lowest
Rwanda
1.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Bahrain17.4value
2Brunei Darussalam12.1value
3Grenada9.9value
4Mauritius9.6value
5Seychelles9.3value
By Region
South America5.2value(7 countries)
Other4.5value(60 countries)
Europe4.2value(32 countries)
Asia3.8value(19 countries)
Oceania3.3value(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.0value)High (17.4value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.2value)
South America (7)
Other (60)
Europe (32)
Asia (19)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Africa (6)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 17.4value |
| 2 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.1value |
| 3 | Grenada | 9.9value |
| 4 | Mauritius | 9.6value |
| 5 | Seychelles | 9.3value |
| 6 | Iraq | 9.2value |
| 7 | Argentina | 9.0value |
| 8 | Maldives | 9.0value |
| 9 | Bahamas | 8.4value |
| 10 | Uruguay | 7.8value |
| 11 | Montenegro | 7.4value |
| 12 | Lebanon | 7.1value |
| 13 | Bhutan | 6.6value |
| 14 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 6.2value |
| 15 | Malta | 6.2value |
| 16 | Türkiye | 6.1value |
| 17 | Barbados | 5.9value |
| 18 | Belize | 5.9value |
| 19 | Croatia | 5.9value |
| 20 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.9value |
| 21 | Serbia | 5.8value |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 5.8value |
| 23 | Guyana | 5.7value |
| 24 | Qatar | 5.7value |
| 25 | Greece | 5.7value |
| 26 | Italy | 5.6value |
| 27 | Portugal | 5.5value |
| 28 | Panama | 5.5value |
| 29 | Latvia | 5.4value |
| 30 | Algeria | 5.4value |
| 31 | Jamaica | 5.2value |
| 32 | Cyprus | 5.2value |
| 33 | Botswana | 5.2value |
| 34 | Slovakia | 5.1value |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.1value |
| 36 | Ukraine | 4.9value |
| 37 | Czech Republic | 4.8value |
| 38 | El Salvador | 4.8value |
| 39 | Spain | 4.7value |
| 40 | Bolivia | 4.6value |
| 41 | Malaysia | 4.5value |
| 42 | Cape Verde | 4.5value |
| 43 | Peru | 4.5value |
| 44 | Israel | 4.5value |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.4value |
| 46 | Belgium | 4.4value |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 4.4value |
| 48 | Albania | 4.4value |
| 49 | France | 4.3value |
| 50 | Slovenia | 4.3value |
| 51 | Belarus | 4.3value |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 4.3value |
| 53 | Austria | 4.3value |
| 54 | Thailand | 4.2value |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 4.2value |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 4.1value |
| 57 | Colombia | 4.1value |
| 58 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.1value |
| 59 | Lithuania | 4.1value |
| 60 | Mexico | 4.0value |
| 61 | Netherlands | 4.0value |
| 62 | Germany | 4.0value |
| 63 | Estonia | 4.0value |
| 64 | Chile | 3.8value |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 3.8value |
| 66 | Mongolia | 3.8value |
| 67 | Ireland | 3.8value |
| 68 | Samoa | 3.8value |
| 69 | Ecuador | 3.7value |
| 70 | Eswatini | 3.7value |
| 71 | Romania | 3.7value |
| 72 | Australia | 3.6value |
| 73 | Kuwait | 3.6value |
| 74 | Brazil | 3.6value |
| 75 | Georgia | 3.6value |
| 76 | Poland | 3.6value |
| 77 | Oman | 3.6value |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 3.5value |
| 79 | Paraguay | 3.4value |
| 80 | Fiji | 3.4value |
| 81 | United Kingdom | 3.3value |
| 82 | South Africa | 3.2value |
| 83 | Switzerland | 3.2value |
| 84 | Nepal | 3.2value |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 3.1value |
| 86 | Nigeria | 3.1value |
| 87 | South Korea | 3.1value |
| 88 | Sweden | 3.0value |
| 89 | Japan | 3.0value |
| 90 | New Zealand | 3.0value |
| 91 | United States of America | 3.0value |
| 92 | Iceland | 3.0value |
| 93 | Guatemala | 2.9value |
| 94 | Canada | 2.9value |
| 95 | Denmark | 2.9value |
| 96 | Lesotho | 2.8value |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 2.8value |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 2.7value |
| 99 | Morocco | 2.7value |
| 100 | Singapore | 2.7value |
| 101 | Norway | 2.7value |
| 102 | Indonesia | 2.6value |
| 103 | Philippines | 2.5value |
| 104 | Burundi | 2.5value |
| 105 | Honduras | 2.5value |
| 106 | Pakistan | 2.4value |
| 107 | Myanmar | 2.4value |
| 108 | Finland | 2.4value |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 2.4value |
| 110 | India | 2.4value |
| 111 | Zambia | 2.3value |
| 112 | Jordan | 2.2value |
| 113 | Uganda | 2.2value |
| 114 | Senegal | 2.1value |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 2.0value |
| 116 | People's Republic of China | 2.0value |
| 117 | Liberia | 1.9value |
| 118 | Hungary | 1.9value |
| 119 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.9value |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 1.9value |
| 121 | Kenya | 1.8value |
| 122 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.8value |
| 123 | Malawi | 1.6value |
| 124 | Guinea | 1.5value |
| 125 | Egypt | 1.4value |
| 126 | Madagascar | 1.3value |
| 127 | Cameroon | 1.2value |
| 128 | Venezuela | 1.2value |
| 129 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.1value |
| 130 | Rwanda | 1.0value |
Showing 130 of 130 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).
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