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Colombia vs French Polynesia: Prison population rate

Colombia
199 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
French Polynesia
200 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Colombia rank
72nd
French Polynesia rank
70th

Prison population rate over time

  • Colombia
  • French Polynesia
050100150200250200020122025

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 200 prisoners per 100,000 people against 199 prisoners per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 1 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 72nd and French Polynesia ranks 70th 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.