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Samoa vs Singapore: Prison population rate

Samoa
179 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2019
Singapore
178 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Samoa rank
88th
Singapore rank
91st

Prison population rate over time

  • Samoa
  • Singapore
100200300400200020122024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 179 prisoners per 100,000 people against 178 prisoners per 100,000 people in Singapore, a difference of 1 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.

Samoa ranks 88th and Singapore ranks 91st 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.