Based on a comparison of 56 countries in 2012, Georgia ranked the highest in capacity utilization of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions with 288% followed by Philippines and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Bosnia and Herzegovina with 70.5%, Azerbaijan with 73.3% and Algeria with 74.4%.
Data for more countries are available at Capacity Utilization of Adult Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions indicator page.
| Capacity Utilization of Adult Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions | Unit | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 166% | 154% | 152% | 161% | 166% | ||
| Chile | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 160% | 152% | 153% | 165% | 172% | |||||
| Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 115% | 121% | 128% | 138% | 124% | |||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 120% | 124% | 134% | 144% | 153% | |||||
| Georgia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 130% | ... | ... | ... | 288% | ... | ... | |||
| Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 196% | 143% | 129% | 119% | 121% | |||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 139% | 136% | 123% | 135% | 139% | |||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91.1% | 113% | 135% | 147% | 151% | |||||
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 123% | ... | ... | 130% | 120% | |||||
| Mongolia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 127% | 135% | 116% | 128% | 125% | ... | ||
| Montenegro | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 95.1% | 100% | 95.5% | 148% | 138% | |||||
| Philippines | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 306% | 362% | 295% | 359% | 550% | ||||
| Romania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 92.8% | 81.7% | 78.1% | 80.3% | 84.5% | |||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 153% | 152% | 151% | 153% | 145% |
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