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Cape Verde vs Tonga: Prison population rate

Cape Verde
467 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Tonga
516 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
10th
Tonga rank
8th

Prison population rate over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Tonga
100200300400500199720102024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 516 prisoners per 100,000 people against 467 prisoners per 100,000 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 49 prisoners per 100,000 people.

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

Cape Verde ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 8th 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.