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Tonga vs Turkey: Prison population rate

Tonga
516 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2022
Turkey
468 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2026
Tonga rank
8th
Turkey rank
9th

Prison population rate over time

  • Tonga
  • Turkey
100200300400500200020132026

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 516 prisoners per 100,000 people against 468 prisoners per 100,000 people in Turkey, a difference of 48 prisoners per 100,000 people.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tonga ahead.

Tonga ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 9th 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.