Danger of arrest: Seychelles, USA, St.Kitts and Nevis leading the world

The International Center for Prison Study has been tracking the other population of this globe – the population incarcerated.

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The International Center for Prison Study has been tracking the other population of this globe – the population incarcerated.

The result is somewhat surprising. The largest number of prisoners in relationship to the countrie’s population is a travel and tourism paradise, the Republic of the Seychelles, followed by the United States of America.

Also in the top ten are countries with a very active travel and tourism industry: Cuba, Rwanda, Russia, Thailand, and Belize.

China is number 124, Germany 168, South Africa, Brazil 36, UK: 99
The lowest incarceration rate in countries with a tourism industry is San Marino number 222 and Liechtenstein 119 or India 212

Here is a complete list of countries:

1 Seychelles 868
2 United States of America 698
3 St. Kitts and Nevis 611
4 Virgin Islands (USA) 542
5 Turkmenistan 522
6 Cuba 510
7 Rwanda 492
8 Russian Federation 468
9 Thailand 457
10 Belize 449
11 El Salvador 447
12 Grenada 430
13 Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 425
14 Guam (USA) 422
15 Bermuda (United Kingdom) 411
16 Anguilla (United Kingdom) 407
17 Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 396
18 Panama 392
19 Antigua and Barbuda 389
20 Bahamas 379
21 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 378
22 Trinidad and Tobago 362
23 Costa Rica 352
24 Dominica 350
25 American Samoa (USA) 349
26 Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 344
27 Belarus 335
27 Puerto Rico (USA) 335
29 St. Lucia 321
30 Barbados 318
31 Lithuania 315
32 Greenland (Denmark) 309
33 Maldives 304
34 Iran 290
34 South Africa 290
36 Swaziland 289
36 Brazil 289
38 Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) 286
39 Curaรงao (Netherlands) 285
40 Uruguay 282
41 Kazakhstan 275
42 Mongolia 274
43 Northern Mariana Islands (USA) 267
44 Taiwan 266
45 Guyana 264
45 Latvia 264
47 French Guiana/Guyane (France) 261
48 Dominican Republic 249
49 Chile 243
49 Palau 243
51 Israel 240
52 Colombia 237
53 Martinique (France) 234
54 Aruba (Netherlands) 233
55 Peru 232
55 Georgia 232
57 United Arab Emirates 229
58 Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) 227
59 Tunisia 226
60 Estonia 224
61 Morocco 221
62 Singapore 220
63 Azerbaijan 218
64 Mexico 214
65 Turkey 212
66 Gabon 210
67 Moldova (Republic of) 206
68 Poland 203
69 Albania 198
70 Ukraine 197
71 Honduras 196
72 Suriname 194
73 New Zealand 192
74 Guadeloupe (France) 190
75 Macau (China) 189
76 Slovakia 188
76 Botswana 188
78 Czech Republic 185
79 Hungary 183
80 Kyrgyzstan 182
81 Bahrain 175
82 New Caledonia (France) 172
83 Fiji 171
84 Montenegro 170
85 Mauritius 168
86 Venezuela 166
87 Algeria 162
87 Ecuador 162
89 Saudi Arabia 161
90 Uzbekistan 160
91 Malaysia 159
92 French Polynesia (France) 158
92 Paraguay 158
94 Vietnam 154
94 Argentina 154
96 Nicaragua 152
97 Tonga 151
98 Romania 150
99 United Kingdom: England & Wales 149
100 Guernsey (United Kingdom) 148
101 Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 146
102 Zimbabwe 145
102 Jamaica 145
104 Namibia 144
104 Australia 144
106 Bhutan 143
107 United Kingdom: Scotland 141
107 Spain 141
109 Serbia 140
109 Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of) 140
109 Nauru 140
112 Brunei Darussalam 139
113 Bulgaria 138
114 Portugal 137
115 Malta 135
116 Bolivia 134
117 Iraq 133
118 Armenia 132
118 Jersey (United Kingdom) 132
118 Equatorial Guinea 132
121 Luxembourg 128
122 Tajikistan 121
123 Greece 120
124 China 119
124 Kenya 119
126 Canada 118
127 Zambia 117
127 Reunion (France) 117
129 Guatemala 116
130 Kiribati 115
130 Cameroon 115
132 Hong Kong (China) 114
133 Myanmar (formerly Burma) 113
133 Philippines 113
135 Ethiopia 111
136 Uganda 110
137 Cook Islands (New Zealand) 109
138 Lebanon 108
139 Lesotho 107
140 Belgium 105
140 Angola 105
142 Micronesia, Federated States of 103
143 Republic of (South) Korea 101
144 France 100
144 Sao Tome e Principe 100
146 Libya 99
146 Isle of Man (United Kingdom) 99
146 Austria 99
149 Cambodia 98
150 Haiti 97
151 Jordan 95
152 Cyprus (Republic of) 94
153 United Kingdom: Northern Ireland 93
153 Kosovo/Kosova 93
155 Sri Lanka 92
156 Croatia 91
157 Italy 87
158 Kuwait 86
159 Burundi 85
160 Switzerland 84
161 Madagascar 83
161 Afghanistan 83
163 Ireland, Republic of 81
164 Mayotte (France) 80
164 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation 80
164 Tuvalu 80
167 Benin 77
168 Egypt 76
168 Germany 76
168 Vanuatu 76
171 Norway 75
171 Netherlands 75
173 Slovenia 74
174 Tanzania 73
175 Malawi 72
176 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska 71
176 Laos 71
178 Marshall Islands 68
179 Denmark 67
180 Indonesia 66
181 South Sudan 65
182 Djibouti 63
182 Togo 63
184 Senegal 62
184 Mozambique 62
184 Monaco 62
187 Sierra Leone 61
188 Syria 60
189 Andorra 59
190 Sweden 57
191 Finland 55
191 Ghana 55
193 Yemen 53
193 Qatar 53
195 Nepal 52
195 Papua New Guinea 52
197 Sudan 50
198 Solomon Islands 49
198 Japan 49
200 Gambia 48
201 Iceland 45
201 Bangladesh 45
203 Liberia 43
203 Mauritania 43
203 Cote d’Ivoire 43
206 Pakistan 41
207 Niger 40
208 Chad 39
209 Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor) 38
210 Oman 36
211 Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) 35
212 India 33
212 Burkina Faso 33
212 Congo (Brazzaville) 33
215 Mali 32
215 Nigeria 32
217 Comoros 28
218 Republic of Guinea 22
219 Liechtenstein 19
219 Faeroe Islands (Denmark) 19
219 Central African Republic 19
222 San Marino 6

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