Statizoid

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
20406080100200020122025

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.

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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.