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Brazil vs Cape Verde: Prison population rate

Brazil
416 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Cape Verde
467 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Brazil rank
13th
Cape Verde rank
10th

Prison population rate over time

  • Brazil
  • Cape Verde
100200300400500199720102024

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 467 prisoners per 100,000 people against 416 prisoners per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 51 prisoners per 100,000 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Brazil ranks 13th and Cape Verde ranks 10th 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.