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Fiji vs Malaysia: Prison population rate

Fiji
248 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Malaysia
244 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Fiji rank
56th
Malaysia rank
58th

Prison population rate over time

  • Fiji
  • Malaysia
0100200300200020122025

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 248 prisoners per 100,000 people against 244 prisoners per 100,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 4 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 56th and Malaysia ranks 58th 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.