COUNTRIES WITH LOWEST RATE OF PRISONERS

Central African Republic has the lowest rate of prisoners in the world. Only 16 people per lakh of population is undergoing imprisonment. Then come Comoros and Faroe Islands with 19 followed by Republic of Guinea with 26. Seychelles has the worlds highest prisonnrste with 799 per lakh. Second highest in the world is USA with 693. England and Wales 102nd position with 147.

Other selected countries top in the list are:
Russia 402
Brazil 324
South Africa 280
Israel 236

Other countries with lowest rate of prisoners:

India 33
Japan 41
Sweden 59
Netherlands 61

The above data is as on 2018. As on date Netherlands is a country with no criminals, no prisoners and no jails at all.

(Indebted to World Prison Brief database and factsmap.com)

K V George



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