Statizoid

Turkey vs Uruguay: Prison population rate

Turkey
468 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2026
Uruguay
449 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Turkey rank
9th
Uruguay rank
11th

Prison population rate over time

  • Turkey
  • Uruguay
100200300400500200020132026

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 468 prisoners per 100,000 people against 449 prisoners per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 19 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Turkey ranks 9th 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.