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Ethiopia vs Kenya: Prison population rate

Ethiopia
99 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2020
Kenya
100 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
145th
Kenya rank
144th

Prison population rate over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
050100150200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 100 prisoners per 100,000 people against 99 prisoners per 100,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 1 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 145th and Kenya ranks 144th 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.