Indonesia vs Madagascar: Prison population rate

Indonesia
96 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Madagascar
95 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Indonesia rank
148th
Madagascar rank
149th

Prison population rate over time

  • Indonesia
  • Madagascar
20406080100120200020122025

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 96 prisoners per 100,000 people against 95 prisoners per 100,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 1 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Madagascar ahead.

Indonesia ranks 148th and Madagascar ranks 149th of 202 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Madagascar Difference Ahead
2000s 49.67 prisoners per 100,000 people 95.33 prisoners per 100,000 people 45.67 prisoners per 100,000 people Madagascar
2010s 68.4 prisoners per 100,000 people 87.8 prisoners per 100,000 people 19.4 prisoners per 100,000 people Madagascar
2020s 95 prisoners per 100,000 people 98.5 prisoners per 100,000 people 3.5 prisoners per 100,000 people Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prison population rate, Indonesia or Madagascar?
Indonesia, at 96 prisoners per 100,000 people against 95 prisoners per 100,000 people in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in prison population rate between Indonesia and Madagascar?
1 prisoners per 100,000 people, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Madagascar?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Madagascar rank globally for prison population rate?
Indonesia ranks 148th and Madagascar ranks 149th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prison population rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.