What is the difference in prison population rate between Chile and Grenada?

5 prisoners per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Grenada?

10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prison population rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Grenada: Prison population rate

Chile

329 prisoners per 100,000 people

in 2025

Grenada

324 prisoners per 100,000 people

in 2024

Chile rank

26th

Grenada rank

27th

Prison population rate over time

Chile
Grenada

How they compare

Chile currently reports 329 prisoners per 100,000 people against 324 prisoners per 100,000 people in Grenada, a difference of 5 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Grenada ahead.

Chile ranks 26th and Grenada ranks 27th of 202 countries.

Grenada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Grenada	Difference	Ahead
2000s	244.75 prisoners per 100,000 people	290.75 prisoners per 100,000 people	46 prisoners per 100,000 people	Grenada
2010s	269 prisoners per 100,000 people	431.8 prisoners per 100,000 people	162.8 prisoners per 100,000 people	Grenada
2020s	215 prisoners per 100,000 people	316 prisoners per 100,000 people	101 prisoners per 100,000 people	Grenada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prison population rate, Chile or Grenada?: Chile, at 329 prisoners per 100,000 people against 324 prisoners per 100,000 people in Grenada as of 2025.
What is the difference in prison population rate between Chile and Grenada?: 5 prisoners per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Grenada?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Chile and Grenada rank globally for prison population rate?: Chile ranks 26th and Grenada ranks 27th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prison population rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.