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American Samoa vs Panama: Prison population rate

American Samoa
538 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama
533 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
American Samoa rank
5th
Panama rank
6th

Prison population rate over time

  • American Samoa
  • Panama
0200400600200020122025

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 538 prisoners per 100,000 people against 533 prisoners per 100,000 people in Panama, a difference of 5 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.

American Samoa ranks 5th and Panama ranks 6th of 202 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Prison population rate
Unit
prisoners per 100,000 people
Source
Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 2,155 data points, 1993–2026
Last refreshed

Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.