Statizoid

Norway vs Sierra Leone: Prison population rate

Norway
54 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sierra Leone
52 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Norway rank
181st
Sierra Leone rank
184th

Prison population rate over time

  • Norway
  • Sierra Leone
020406080200020122025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 54 prisoners per 100,000 people against 52 prisoners per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 181st and Sierra Leone ranks 184th 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.