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Belgium vs Cyprus: Prison population rate

Belgium
113 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Cyprus
114 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Belgium rank
137th
Cyprus rank
136th

Prison population rate over time

  • Belgium
  • Cyprus
0255075100125200020122025

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 114 prisoners per 100,000 people against 113 prisoners per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 1 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 137th and Cyprus ranks 136th 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
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Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.