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Botswana vs Montenegro: Prison population rate

Botswana
161 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2022
Montenegro
168 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
101st
Montenegro rank
98th

Prison population rate over time

  • Botswana
  • Montenegro
100200300400200020122024

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 168 prisoners per 100,000 people against 161 prisoners per 100,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 7 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 101st and Montenegro ranks 98th 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.