Statizoid

Romania vs Vietnam: Prison population rate

Romania
129 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Vietnam
135 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2022
Romania rank
119th
Vietnam rank
117th

Prison population rate over time

  • Romania
  • Vietnam
050100150200200020122025

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 135 prisoners per 100,000 people against 129 prisoners per 100,000 people in Romania, a difference of 6 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 119th and Vietnam ranks 117th 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.