Statizoid

Malawi vs Switzerland: Prison population rate

Malawi
78 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Switzerland
77 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Malawi rank
158th
Switzerland rank
159th

Prison population rate over time

  • Malawi
  • Switzerland
020406080200020122025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 78 prisoners per 100,000 people against 77 prisoners per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 1 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Malawi ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 159th 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.