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Belgium vs South Korea: Prison population rate

Belgium
113 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
South Korea
115 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
137th
South Korea rank
134th

Prison population rate over time

  • Belgium
  • South Korea
050100150200020122025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 115 prisoners per 100,000 people against 113 prisoners per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 2 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.

Belgium ranks 137th and South Korea ranks 134th 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.