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Prison capacity percent
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2026; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
133.9%
Median: 115.9%
Countries Covered
202
with available data
Highest
Republic of the Congo
616.9%
Lowest
Nauru
14.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Republic of the Congo616.9%
2Cambodia409.1%
3Uganda341.6%
4Sao Tome and Principe333.3%
5Senegal329.5%
By Region
North America150.1%(4 countries)
Africa148.9%(8 countries)
Other142.1%(129 countries)
South America142.0%(7 countries)
Asia133.9%(21 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (14.0%)High (616.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 133.9%)
North America (4)
Africa (8)
Other (129)
South America (7)
Asia (21)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
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 2026; 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 | Republic of the Congo | 616.9% |
| 2 | Cambodia | 409.1% |
| 3 | Uganda | 341.6% |
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 333.3% |
| 5 | Senegal | 329.5% |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 322.8% |
| 7 | Haiti | 302.0% |
| 8 | Guatemala | 299.4% |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | 297.1% |
| 10 | Burundi | 291.7% |
| 11 | Benin | 279.5% |
| 12 | Madagascar | 277.5% |
| 13 | Bolivia | 274.1% |
| 14 | Antigua and Barbuda | 266.7% |
| 15 | Zambia | 265.0% |
| 16 | Sudan | 255.3% |
| 17 | Liberia | 251.7% |
| 18 | Mozambique | 247.9% |
| 19 | Peru | 247.8% |
| 20 | Malawi | 236.2% |
| 21 | Mayotte | 226.3% |
| 22 | Mali | 223.3% |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 215.6% |
| 24 | Egypt | 207.3% |
| 25 | Grenada | 205.6% |
| 26 | Lebanon | 194.4% |
| 27 | Tunisia | 194.1% |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 190.5% |
| 29 | Indonesia | 184.5% |
| 30 | Nepal | 184.3% |
| 31 | Togo | 183.5% |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 182.8% |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 179.9% |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 178.5% |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 177.6% |
| 36 | French Guiana | 176.5% |
| 37 | Kenya | 176.5% |
| 38 | Timor-Leste | 173.4% |
| 39 | Republic of The Gambia | 172.5% |
| 40 | Djibouti | 171.4% |
| 41 | Guinea | 171.4% |
| 42 | Eswatini | 171.1% |
| 43 | Panama | 169.2% |
| 44 | American Samoa | 166.2% |
| 45 | Cameroon | 164.3% |
| 46 | Pakistan | 163.1% |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 162.9% |
| 48 | El Salvador | 162.8% |
| 49 | Comoros | 161.7% |
| 50 | Bahamas | 161.7% |
| 51 | Paraguay | 158.9% |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 158.9% |
| 53 | Morocco | 158.8% |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 157.6% |
| 55 | Guadeloupe | 157.1% |
| 56 | Virgin Islands, British | 155.3% |
| 57 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 153.0% |
| 58 | Guyana | 151.0% |
| 59 | Jordan | 150.6% |
| 60 | Martinique | 150.1% |
| 61 | Honduras | 150.0% |
| 62 | South Africa | 148.5% |
| 63 | Guam | 147.6% |
| 64 | Venezuela | 145.9% |
| 65 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 144.0% |
| 66 | Brunei Darussalam | 143.8% |
| 67 | New Caledonia | 142.8% |
| 68 | Libya | 141.6% |
| 69 | Rwanda | 140.7% |
| 70 | Iraq | 139.2% |
| 71 | Ecuador | 137.9% |
| 72 | Ghana | 137.7% |
| 73 | Nigeria | 136.7% |
| 74 | Israel | 136.2% |
| 75 | France | 135.6% |
| 76 | Brazil | 135.6% |
| 77 | Chad | 133.4% |
| 78 | Türkiye | 132.9% |
| 79 | Palau | 132.8% |
| 80 | Reunion | 131.9% |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 130.1% |
| 82 | Uruguay | 130.1% |
| 83 | Colombia | 128.1% |
| 84 | Kuwait | 126.2% |
| 85 | Maldives | 125.0% |
| 86 | San Marino | 125.0% |
| 87 | Mongolia | 124.4% |
| 88 | Italy | 123.8% |
| 89 | Cyprus | 123.3% |
| 90 | Argentina | 122.9% |
| 91 | Cayman Islands | 122.8% |
| 92 | Belgium | 121.5% |
| 93 | Samoa | 121.2% |
| 94 | India | 120.8% |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 120.4% |
| 96 | Ireland | 119.3% |
| 97 | Algeria | 119.0% |
| 98 | South Korea | 118.2% |
| 99 | Romania | 117.3% |
| 100 | Mauritius | 116.9% |
| 101 | Papua New Guinea | 116.5% |
| 102 | Austria | 115.3% |
| 103 | Kiribati | 112.8% |
| 104 | Mexico | 112.5% |
| 105 | Australia | 112.2% |
| 106 | Thailand | 111.7% |
| 107 | Myanmar | 111.5% |
| 108 | Malaysia | 110.3% |
| 109 | Bahrain | 110.2% |
| 110 | Cape Verde | 109.4% |
| 111 | Greenland | 109.2% |
| 112 | Slovenia | 109.2% |
| 113 | Croatia | 109.1% |
| 114 | United Republic of Tanzania | 109.0% |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 106.7% |
| 116 | Angola | 106.7% |
| 117 | Sweden | 104.9% |
| 118 | Taiwan, Province of China | 104.3% |
| 119 | Hungary | 104.1% |
| 120 | Fiji | 103.5% |
| 121 | Portugal | 103.4% |
| 122 | Finland | 102.8% |
| 123 | Saint Lucia | 102.8% |
| 124 | Azerbaijan | 102.8% |
| 125 | French Polynesia | 102.7% |
| 126 | Canada | 102.2% |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 102.2% |
| 128 | Suriname | 102.0% |
| 129 | Mauritania | 101.8% |
| 130 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 101.2% |
| 131 | Czech Republic | 98.6% |
| 132 | Curaçao | 98.6% |
| 133 | Serbia | 97.9% |
| 134 | Niger | 97.4% |
| 135 | Marshall Islands | 97.2% |
| 136 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 96.5% |
| 137 | Isle of Man | 95.8% |
| 138 | Greece | 94.7% |
| 139 | Switzerland | 94.5% |
| 140 | Denmark | 93.9% |
| 141 | Gibraltar | 93.9% |
| 142 | New Zealand | 93.8% |
| 143 | Albania | 93.6% |
| 144 | Aruba | 93.3% |
| 145 | Faroe Islands | 92.9% |
| 146 | Anguilla | 91.7% |
| 147 | Chile | 91.3% |
| 148 | Georgia | 89.6% |
| 149 | Moldova, Republic of | 89.0% |
| 150 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 88.0% |
| 151 | Jersey | 88.0% |
| 152 | Iceland | 87.5% |
| 153 | Jamaica | 87.0% |
| 154 | United States of America | 86.1% |
| 155 | Botswana | 86.0% |
| 156 | Turkmenistan | 85.0% |
| 157 | Belarus | 83.4% |
| 158 | Norway | 83.1% |
| 159 | Macao | 82.8% |
| 160 | Malta | 82.8% |
| 161 | Poland | 82.5% |
| 162 | Germany | 82.2% |
| 163 | Trinidad and Tobago | 81.8% |
| 164 | Tonga | 81.5% |
| 165 | Uzbekistan | 80.0% |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 79.8% |
| 167 | Singapore | 79.2% |
| 168 | Netherlands | 78.0% |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 77.7% |
| 170 | Namibia | 75.4% |
| 171 | Montenegro | 75.2% |
| 172 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 74.1% |
| 173 | Hong Kong | 74.0% |
| 174 | Spain | 73.6% |
| 175 | Dominica | 73.0% |
| 176 | Lesotho | 70.6% |
| 177 | Slovakia | 70.4% |
| 178 | Bulgaria | 68.7% |
| 179 | Lithuania | 68.4% |
| 180 | Latvia | 67.8% |
| 181 | Russian Federation | 67.0% |
| 182 | Guernsey | 65.7% |
| 183 | Syrian Arab Republic | 65.6% |
| 184 | Belize | 65.4% |
| 185 | Estonia | 64.9% |
| 186 | Kazakhstan | 62.4% |
| 187 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.7% |
| 188 | Luxembourg | 61.6% |
| 189 | Tajikistan | 61.5% |
| 190 | Barbados | 61.5% |
| 191 | Bermuda | 59.7% |
| 192 | Puerto Rico | 55.9% |
| 193 | Armenia | 55.0% |
| 194 | Ukraine | 53.9% |
| 195 | Seychelles | 53.8% |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 50.0% |
| 197 | Northern Mariana Islands | 47.8% |
| 198 | Japan | 47.3% |
| 199 | Liechtenstein | 40.0% |
| 200 | Andorra | 39.6% |
| 201 | Monaco | 31.0% |
| 202 | Nauru | 14.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).
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