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Panama vs Tonga: Prison population rate

Panama
533 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Tonga
516 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama rank
6th
Tonga rank
8th

Prison population rate over time

  • Panama
  • Tonga
100200300400500200020122025

How they compare

Panama currently reports 533 prisoners per 100,000 people against 516 prisoners per 100,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 17 prisoners per 100,000 people.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 6th and Tonga ranks 8th 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
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Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.