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Tonga vs Uruguay: Prison population rate

Tonga
516 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
449 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Tonga rank
8th
Uruguay rank
11th

Prison population rate over time

  • Tonga
  • Uruguay
100200300400500200020122024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 516 prisoners per 100,000 people against 449 prisoners per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 67 prisoners per 100,000 people.

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

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

Tonga ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 11th 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.