Statizoid

Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Prison population rate

Samoa
179 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2019
Sri Lanka
180 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2026
Samoa rank
88th
Sri Lanka rank
87th

Prison population rate over time

  • Samoa
  • Sri Lanka
100150200250200020132026

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 180 prisoners per 100,000 people against 179 prisoners per 100,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 1 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th 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.