Czechia vs Singapore: Prison population rate
Czechia
179 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Singapore
178 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Czechia rank
88th
Singapore rank
91st
Prison population rate over time
- Czechia
- Singapore
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 179 prisoners per 100,000 people against 178 prisoners per 100,000 people in Singapore, a difference of 1 prisoners per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.
Czechia ranks 88th and Singapore ranks 91st of 202 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 185 prisoners per 100,000 people | 327.4 prisoners per 100,000 people | 142.4 prisoners per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2010s | 203.2 prisoners per 100,000 people | 224.6 prisoners per 100,000 people | 21.4 prisoners per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 180 prisoners per 100,000 people | 185 prisoners per 100,000 people | 5 prisoners per 100,000 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prison population rate, Czechia or Singapore?
- Czechia, at 179 prisoners per 100,000 people against 178 prisoners per 100,000 people in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in prison population rate between Czechia and Singapore?
- 1 prisoners per 100,000 people, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Singapore?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Czechia and Singapore rank globally for prison population rate?
- Czechia ranks 88th and Singapore ranks 91st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.