Nepal vs Sweden: Prison population rate
Nepal
93 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sweden
92 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Nepal rank
151st
Sweden rank
152nd
Prison population rate over time
- Nepal
- Sweden
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 93 prisoners per 100,000 people against 92 prisoners per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 1 prisoners per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Nepal ranks 151st and Sweden ranks 152nd of 202 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6 prisoners per 100,000 people | 72 prisoners per 100,000 people | 45.4 prisoners per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 57.4 prisoners per 100,000 people | 65 prisoners per 100,000 people | 7.6 prisoners per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 87 prisoners per 100,000 people | 73 prisoners per 100,000 people | 14 prisoners per 100,000 people | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prison population rate, Nepal or Sweden?
- Nepal, at 93 prisoners per 100,000 people against 92 prisoners per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in prison population rate between Nepal and Sweden?
- 1 prisoners per 100,000 people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sweden?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Nepal and Sweden rank globally for prison population rate?
- Nepal ranks 151st and Sweden ranks 152nd 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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About this data
Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.