Statizoid

Mexico vs Poland: Prison population rate

Mexico
188 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Poland
191 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Mexico rank
81st
Poland rank
80th

Prison population rate over time

  • Mexico
  • Poland
050100150200250200020122025

How they compare

Poland currently reports 191 prisoners per 100,000 people against 188 prisoners per 100,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 3 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Poland ahead.

Mexico ranks 81st and Poland ranks 80th 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.