As of January 2024, El Salvador had the highest prisoner rate worldwide, with over 1,000 prisoners per 100,000 of the national population. Cuba, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, and American Samoa, rounded out the top five countries with the highest rate of incarceration.

Homicides in El Salvador

El Salvador is not only the country with the highest prison rate worldwide, but also the country with the highest murder rate, reaching over 50 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023. A high number of the countries with the highest homicide rate are located in Latin America.
Prisoners in the United States.

The United States is home to the largest number of prisoners worldwide. Roughly 1.8 million people were incarcerated in the U.S. at the end of 2023. In China, the estimated prison population totaled to 1.69 million people that year. Other nations had far fewer prisoners.

The largest share of the U.S. prisoners in federal correctional facilities were of African-American origin. As of 2020, there were 345,500 black, non-Hispanic prisoners, compared to 327,300 white, non-hispanic inmates. The U.S. states with the largest number of prisoners in 2022 were Texas, California and Florida.

Over 160,000 prisoners in state facilities were sentenced for rape or sexual assault, which was the most common cause of imprisonment. Second most common were murder, followed by aggravated or simple assault.

Afonjah:
Nigeria is not listed because it's the world's largest prison.

Those that have managed to japa are ex-convicts.
Those in Nigerian prisons are in hell.

If you die in Nigeria, you died a prisoner and the ones that die in Nigerian prison become the demons we pray against.

...in fact you sound like a bungling Inspector Clouseau character...

ebexofficial:
The high population of inmates in these countries translate the facts that their justice system works and every offender gets somewhat what they deserve

DamnnNiggarr:


And over 81% of the total population are male inmates.

God help us!

Confusedlady I may not respond to you in the other thread, because I have been banned from commenting in the politics section since yesterday. I saw your response but can't reply.
Don't know if you're the one that reported me.

DamnnNiggarr:


And over 81% of the total population are male inmates.

God help us!

Confusedlady I may not respond to you in the other thread, because I have been banned from commenting in the politics section since yesterday. I saw your response but can't reply.
Don't know if you're the one that reported me.

DamnnNiggarr:


And over 81% of the total population are male inmates.

God help us!

Confusedlady I may not respond to you in the other thread, because I have been banned from commenting in the politics section since yesterday. I saw your response but can't reply.
Don't know if you're the one that reported me.

Afonjah:
Nigeria is not listed because it's the world's largest prison.

Those that have managed to japa are ex-convicts.
Those in Nigerian prisons are in hell.

If you die in Nigeria, you died a prisoner and the ones that die in Nigerian prison become the demons we pray against.

Nigerians mouth sha

ebexofficial:
The high population of inmates in these countries translate the facts that their justice system works and every offender gets somewhat what they deserve

Afonjah:
Nigeria is not listed because it's the world's largest prison.

Those that have managed to japa are ex-convicts.
Those in Nigerian prisons are in hell.

If you die in Nigeria, you died a prisoner and the ones that die in Nigerian prison become the demons we pray against.

Sonnobax15:

I'm highly disappointed

Nigeria wey suppose do everything possible to at least make top-4 for the table just loose guard her rightful position for Rwanda to take😔

Now,we won't be featuring in the next prison champions league 😔

HypocriticalObi:
Meanwhile, in Nigeria, from 1956/1957. may God deliver Nigeria from those who want to destroy it.

Afonjah:
Nigeria is not listed because it's the world's largest prison.

Those that have managed to japa are ex-convicts.
Those in Nigerian prisons are in hell.

If you die in Nigeria, you died a prisoner and the ones that die in Nigerian prison become the demons we pray against.

Emmaari:


These are countries where rule of law works for both Rich and the poor.

Sonnobax15:

I'm highly disappointed

Nigeria wey suppose do everything possible to at least make top-4 for the table just loose guard her rightful position for Rwanda to take😔

Now,we won't be featuring in the next prison champions league 😔