Statizoid

Greenland vs Peru: Prison population rate

Greenland
294 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Peru
299 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Greenland rank
38th
Peru rank
35th

Prison population rate over time

  • Greenland
  • Peru
100150200250300200020122025

How they compare

Peru currently reports 299 prisoners per 100,000 people against 294 prisoners per 100,000 people in Greenland, a difference of 5 prisoners per 100,000 people.

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

Greenland ranks 38th and Peru ranks 35th 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.