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Germany vs Senegal: Prison population rate

Germany
71 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Senegal
76 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Germany rank
163rd
Senegal rank
160th

Prison population rate over time

  • Germany
  • Senegal
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 76 prisoners per 100,000 people against 71 prisoners per 100,000 people in Germany, a difference of 5 prisoners per 100,000 people.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 163rd and Senegal ranks 160th 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.