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French Polynesia vs Mauritius: Prison population rate

French Polynesia
200 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Mauritius
215 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
70th
Mauritius rank
68th

Prison population rate over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Mauritius
050100150200200020122025

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 215 prisoners per 100,000 people against 200 prisoners per 100,000 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 15 prisoners per 100,000 people.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times French Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Mauritius ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 70th and Mauritius ranks 68th 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.