DEFINITION
Female
prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison
population. Data for 2003.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 | Thailand: | 20.3% | |
| #2 | Bolivia: | 16.7% | |
| #3 | Qatar: | 11.8% | |
| #4 | Paraguay: | 11.3% | |
| #5 | Costa Rica: | 10.8% | |
| #6 | Singapore: | 10.4% | |
| #7 | Argentina: | 9.5% | |
| #8 | Malaysia: | 9% | |
| #9 | United States: | 8.5% | |
| #10 | Peru: | 8.1% | |
| #11 | Spain: | 7.8% | |
| #12 | Andorra: | 7.3% | |
| #13 | Jamaica: | 7.3% | |
| #14 | Portugal: | 7.2% | |
| #15 | Nepal: | 7.1% | |
| #16 | Panama: | 6.9% | |
| #17 | Netherlands: | 6.8% | |
| #18 | Guatemala: | 6.8% | |
| #19 | Australia: | 6.7% | |
| #20 | Saudi Arabia: | 6.6% | |
| #21 | Belize: | 6.4% | |
| #22 | Mozambique: | 6.3% | |
| #23 | Chile: | 6.3% | |
| #24 | Switzerland: | 6.2% | |
| #25 | Belarus: | 6.1% | |
| #26 | Luxembourg: | 6.1% | |
| #27 | Colombia: | 6.1% | |
| #28 | Hungary: | 6% | |
| #29 | Suriname: | 5.9% | |
| #30 | Ukraine: | 5.9% | |
| #31 | Russia: | 5.8% | |
| #32 | Cyprus: | 5.8% | |
| #33 | Austria: | 5.7% | |
| #34 | Venezuela: | 5.7% | |
| #35 | Japan: | 5.7% | |
| #36 | Finland: | 5.6% | |
| #37 | Kiribati: | 5.5% | |
| #38 | Vietnam: | 5.5% | |
| #39 | Sweden: | 5.4% | |
| #40 | Vanuatu: | 5.4% | |
| #41 | Cambodia: | 5.3% | |
| #42 | Latvia: | 5.3% | |
| #43 | Norway: | 5.3% | |
| #44 | Estonia: | 5.2% | |
| #45 | Canada: | 5% | |
| #46 | Germany: | 5% | |
| #47 | Oman: | 5% | |
| #48 | Greece: | 4.9% | |
| #49 | El Salvador: | 4.8% | |
| #50 | Denmark: | 4.7% | |
| #51 | Iceland: | 4.7% | |
| #52 | Romania: | 4.7% | |
| #53 | New Zealand: | 4.6% | |
| #54 | Swaziland: | 4.6% | |
| #55 | Barbados: | 4.5% | |
| #56 | Czech Republic: | 4.5% | |
| #57 | Albania: | 4.4% | |
| #58 | China: | 4.4% | |
| #59 | Italy: | 4.4% | |
| #60 | Mexico: | 4.4% | |
| #61 | Uganda: | 4.3% | |
| #62 | Botswana: | 4.2% | |
| #63 | Kazakhstan: | 4.2% | |
| #64 | Papua New Guinea: | 4.2% | |
| #65 | Mauritius: | 4.1% | |
| #66 | Belgium: | 4.1% | |
| #67 | Brazil: | 4.1% | |
| #68 | Mongolia: | 4.1% | |
| #69 | Croatia: | 4.1% | |
| #70 | Philippines: | 4% | |
| #71 | Lesotho: | 3.9% | |
| #72 | Malta: | 3.9% | |
| #73 | France: | 3.8% | |
| #74 | Indonesia: | 3.7% | |
| #75 | Senegal: | 3.7% | |
| #76 | Saint Lucia: | 3.7% | |
| #77 | Turkey: | 3.7% | |
| #78 | Kyrgyzstan: | 3.6% | |
| #79 | Slovenia: | 3.6% | |
| #80 | Kenya: | 3.6% | |
| #81 | Zimbabwe: | 3.5% | |
| #82 | Sri Lanka: | 3.5% | |
| #83 | Iran: | 3.5% | |
| #84 | Benin: | 3.5% | |
| #85 | Morocco: | 3.3% | |
| #86 | Angola: | 3.3% | |
| #87 | Guyana: | 3.1% | |
| #88 | Trinidad and Tobago: | 3.1% | |
| #89 | Dominican Republic: | 3.1% | |
| #90 | Bulgaria: | 3.1% | |
| #91 | Madagascar: | 3.1% | |
| #92 | Grenada: | 3% | |
| #93 | India: | 3% | |
| #94 | Lithuania: | 3% | |
| #95 | Libya: | 2.9% | |
| #96 | Bangladesh: | 2.8% | |
| #97 | Lebanon: | 2.7% | |
| #98 | Poland: | 2.7% | |
| #99 | Rwanda: | 2.6% | |
| #100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: | 2.6% | |
| #101 | Burundi: | 2.5% | |
| #102 | Slovakia: | 2.5% | |
| #103 | Chad: | 2.4% | |
| #104 | Sao Tome and Principe: | 2.3% | |
| #105 | Togo: | 2.3% | |
| #106 | Armenia: | 2.2% | |
| #107 | South Africa: | 2.2% | |
| #108 | Dominica: | 2.1% | |
| #109 | Guinea: | 2% | |
| #110 | Ghana: | 2% | |
| #111 | Mali: | 2% | |
| #112 | Honduras: | 2% | |
| #113 | Nigeria: | 1.9% | |
| #114 | Namibia: | 1.8% | |
| #115 | Bahamas, The: | 1.8% | |
| #116 | Algeria: | 1.8% | |
| #117 | Tonga: | 1.8% | |
| #118 | Pakistan: | 1.7% | |
| #119 | Georgia: | 1.7% | |
| #120 | Israel: | 1.7% | |
| #121 | Azerbaijan: | 1.7% | |
| #122 | Jordan: | 1.6% | |
| #123 | Fiji: | 1.5% | |
| #124 | Zambia: | 1.5% | |
| #125 | Malawi: | 1.2% | |
| #126 | Gambia, The: | 1.2% | |
| #127 | Burkina Faso: | 1% | |
| #128 | Tanzania: | 0.9% | |
| #129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis: | 0.9% | |
| #130 | Solomon Islands: | 0.7% | |
| #131 | Sudan: | 0% | |
| #132 | Liechtenstein: | 0% | |
| #133 | Seychelles: | 0% | |
| #134 | Tuvalu: | 0% | |
| |
Weighted average: |
4.4% |
|
DEFINITION: Female
prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison
population. Data for 2003.
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