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Share of prisoners that are foreigners
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
14.8%
Median: 6.4%
Countries Covered
193
with available data
Highest
Monaco
93.5%
Lowest
Tuvalu
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Monaco93.5%
2United Arab Emirates87.8%
3Qatar84.8%
4Liechtenstein83.3%
5Andorra80.3%
By Region
Europe25.6%(32 countries)
Asia16.5%(25 countries)
Other13.2%(116 countries)
Oceania8.5%(2 countries)
South America5.4%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (93.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 14.8%)
Europe (32)
Asia (25)
Other (116)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (8)
North America (3)
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 | Monaco | 93.5% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 87.8% |
| 3 | Qatar | 84.8% |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 83.3% |
| 5 | Andorra | 80.3% |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 75.4% |
| 7 | Switzerland | 72.5% |
| 8 | Virgin Islands, British | 68.0% |
| 9 | Republic of The Gambia | 66.7% |
| 10 | San Marino | 66.7% |
| 11 | Macao | 66.0% |
| 12 | French Guiana | 63.0% |
| 13 | American Samoa | 62.2% |
| 14 | Cyprus | 57.6% |
| 15 | Greece | 54.1% |
| 16 | Austria | 52.7% |
| 17 | Slovenia | 52.5% |
| 18 | Malta | 51.9% |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 51.4% |
| 20 | Germany | 48.8% |
| 21 | Belgium | 41.4% |
| 22 | Iceland | 40.0% |
| 23 | Israel | 38.9% |
| 24 | Lebanon | 36.0% |
| 25 | Gibraltar | 33.9% |
| 26 | Cayman Islands | 33.7% |
| 27 | Spain | 32.7% |
| 28 | Italy | 31.7% |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 31.0% |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30.6% |
| 31 | Oman | 30.3% |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 30.0% |
| 33 | Brunei Darussalam | 29.2% |
| 34 | Anguilla | 29.1% |
| 35 | Norway | 28.7% |
| 36 | Aruba | 28.6% |
| 37 | Denmark | 27.0% |
| 38 | Netherlands | 25.2% |
| 39 | Jersey | 25.2% |
| 40 | France | 24.6% |
| 41 | Paraguay | 24.4% |
| 42 | Bahrain | 23.7% |
| 43 | Djibouti | 22.8% |
| 44 | Botswana | 21.2% |
| 45 | Finland | 20.2% |
| 46 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 20.2% |
| 47 | Malaysia | 18.3% |
| 48 | Portugal | 18.1% |
| 49 | Croatia | 17.5% |
| 50 | Martinique | 17.0% |
| 51 | Sweden | 16.7% |
| 52 | Montenegro | 16.1% |
| 53 | Ireland | 15.8% |
| 54 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 15.7% |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 15.2% |
| 56 | South Africa | 14.9% |
| 57 | Chile | 14.2% |
| 58 | Australia | 13.9% |
| 59 | Gabon | 13.8% |
| 60 | Georgia | 13.8% |
| 61 | Kuwait | 13.5% |
| 62 | Mauritania | 13.4% |
| 63 | Libya | 12.8% |
| 64 | United Kingdom | 12.2% |
| 65 | Bermuda | 11.4% |
| 66 | Estonia | 10.5% |
| 67 | Suriname | 10.3% |
| 68 | Jordan | 9.9% |
| 69 | Ecuador | 9.8% |
| 70 | Guernsey | 9.7% |
| 71 | Dominica | 9.6% |
| 72 | Senegal | 9.6% |
| 73 | Singapore | 9.3% |
| 74 | Bahamas | 9.3% |
| 75 | Barbados | 9.1% |
| 76 | Namibia | 8.9% |
| 77 | Benin | 8.8% |
| 78 | Maldives | 8.8% |
| 79 | Czech Republic | 8.7% |
| 80 | Armenia | 8.1% |
| 81 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.0% |
| 82 | Comoros | 7.7% |
| 83 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.3% |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 7.1% |
| 85 | Ghana | 7.1% |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.1% |
| 87 | Russian Federation | 7.1% |
| 88 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.1% |
| 89 | Panama | 7.0% |
| 90 | Japan | 6.9% |
| 91 | Bhutan | 6.8% |
| 92 | Nauru | 6.7% |
| 93 | Liberia | 6.6% |
| 94 | United States of America | 6.6% |
| 95 | Cambodia | 6.5% |
| 96 | Palau | 6.5% |
| 97 | Mauritius | 6.4% |
| 98 | Serbia | 6.3% |
| 99 | Eswatini | 6.0% |
| 100 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.9% |
| 101 | Belize | 5.9% |
| 102 | Peru | 5.6% |
| 103 | Slovakia | 5.2% |
| 104 | Togo | 5.2% |
| 105 | South Korea | 5.1% |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.1% |
| 107 | Nepal | 5.1% |
| 108 | Hungary | 5.0% |
| 109 | Grenada | 4.8% |
| 110 | Cameroon | 4.6% |
| 111 | Argentina | 4.6% |
| 112 | Cape Verde | 4.5% |
| 113 | Poland | 4.3% |
| 114 | Türkiye | 4.2% |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 4.1% |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 3.9% |
| 117 | Timor-Leste | 3.8% |
| 118 | Algeria | 3.8% |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 3.7% |
| 120 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.7% |
| 121 | Latvia | 3.5% |
| 122 | Bolivia | 3.5% |
| 123 | Lithuania | 3.4% |
| 124 | Thailand | 3.4% |
| 125 | Mozambique | 3.3% |
| 126 | Guyana | 3.2% |
| 127 | Yemen | 3.2% |
| 128 | Belarus | 3.1% |
| 129 | Angola | 3.1% |
| 130 | New Zealand | 3.0% |
| 131 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.9% |
| 132 | Guinea | 2.7% |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 2.5% |
| 134 | Zimbabwe | 2.5% |
| 135 | Tunisia | 2.5% |
| 136 | Albania | 2.4% |
| 137 | Guatemala | 2.3% |
| 138 | Uruguay | 2.3% |
| 139 | Zambia | 2.1% |
| 140 | Venezuela | 2.0% |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | 2.0% |
| 142 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.9% |
| 143 | Ukraine | 1.9% |
| 144 | Uganda | 1.8% |
| 145 | Fiji | 1.7% |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 1.7% |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 1.6% |
| 148 | Kenya | 1.5% |
| 149 | Morocco | 1.5% |
| 150 | Sri Lanka | 1.4% |
| 151 | Mexico | 1.4% |
| 152 | Chad | 1.3% |
| 153 | El Salvador | 1.3% |
| 154 | India | 1.3% |
| 155 | Seychelles | 1.3% |
| 156 | Burundi | 1.2% |
| 157 | Colombia | 1.2% |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 1.2% |
| 159 | Pakistan | 1.1% |
| 160 | Romania | 1.1% |
| 161 | Isle of Man | 1.1% |
| 162 | Jamaica | 1.0% |
| 163 | Nicaragua | 1.0% |
| 164 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.0% |
| 165 | Sudan | 1.0% |
| 166 | Egypt | 1.0% |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 1.0% |
| 168 | Greenland | 0.9% |
| 169 | Lesotho | 0.9% |
| 170 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8% |
| 171 | Myanmar | 0.7% |
| 172 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.7% |
| 173 | Turkmenistan | 0.7% |
| 174 | Afghanistan | 0.7% |
| 175 | Honduras | 0.6% |
| 176 | Bangladesh | 0.6% |
| 177 | Samoa | 0.5% |
| 178 | People's Republic of China | 0.4% |
| 179 | Indonesia | 0.4% |
| 180 | Mongolia | 0.4% |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4% |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 0.4% |
| 183 | Vietnam | 0.4% |
| 184 | Nigeria | 0.3% |
| 185 | Rwanda | 0.3% |
| 186 | Brazil | 0.3% |
| 187 | Madagascar | 0.2% |
| 188 | Malawi | 0.2% |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 190 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 191 | Guam | 0.0% |
| 192 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
Showing 193 of 193 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).
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