Based on a comparison of 86 countries in 2015, Estonia ranked the highest in Males Held in Prison (As % of Total Adults) with 100% followed by Israel and Algeria. On the other end of the scale was Georgia with 15.8%, Hong Kong with 79.6% and Monaco with 80.8%.
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| Countries | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Albania | % | ... | 97.5 | 97.9 | 98.1 | 98.2 | 98.2 | |||||||
| Algeria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97.9 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 98.3 | ||
| Argentina | % | ... | ... | 95.2 | 95.4 | 95.2 | 95.3 | 95.6 | ||||||
| Armenia | % | ... | 96.2 | 98.7 | 96.0 | 95.8 | 94.9 | |||||||
| Australia | % | ... | ... | ... | 92.8 | 92.5 | 93.0 | 92.5 | 92.4 | |||||
| Austria | % | ... | ... | 94.2 | 93.7 | 93.5 | 93.5 | 93.9 | ... | |||||
| Azerbaijan | % | ... | 98.0 | 98.1 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.3 | ... | ||||||
| Bahamas | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Belarus | % | 92.7 | 92.4 | 92.7 | 93.3 | 93.0 | ... | |||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97.1 | 97.7 | 95.2 | 94.5 | 92.6 | ... | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97.3 | 98.3 | ... | 97.8 | ||
| Botswana | % | ... | 91.1 | 88.8 | 97.2 | ... | 97.5 | ... | ||||||
| Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | 93.4 | 93.0 | 93.4 | 93.6 | 94.0 | |||||
| Bulgaria | % | ... | 97.3 | 96.9 | 97.0 | 96.7 | 97.0 | |||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 98.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Burundi | % | ... | ... | ... | 97.2 | 96.5 | 95.7 | 97.6 | 95.2 | ... | ||||
| Cameroon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.7 | 97.9 | 97.8 | ... | |||
| Canada | % | 100 | 101 | 101 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Chile | % | 92.0 | 91.6 | 91.3 | 91.3 | 91.9 | ||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 94.6 | ... | ... | |
| Colombia | % | 93.7 | 93.3 | 92.6 | 92.5 | 92.5 | ... | |||||||
| Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | 94.1 | 93.9 | 93.8 | 104 | 94.6 | ||||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 95.6 | 95.1 | 95.7 | 95.6 | ||
| Cyprus | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Czech Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 94.1 | 93.6 | 93.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 95.2 | 95.3 | 95.8 | 96.1 | 95.4 | ||
| Dominican Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97.8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ecuador | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 92.5 | 92.6 | 91.9 | 91.6 | 91.5 | ... | |||
| El Salvador | % | ... | ... | 91.2 | 90.3 | 90.4 | 90.2 | 90.7 | ||||||
| Estonia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 95.8 | 94.2 | 94.6 | 95.0 | 95.0 | ... | |||
| Finland | % | 93.2 | 92.6 | 92.9 | 93.2 | 92.1 | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | 96.6 | 96.8 | 96.6 | 96.7 | 96.8 | |||||
| Georgia | % | ... | ... | ... | 27.7 | 31.5 | 32.7 | 26.7 | 13.2 | ... | ||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Greece | % | ... | ... | 94.9 | 95.1 | 95.3 | 95.3 | 94.7 | ||||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Guyana | % | ... | 96.1 | 94.7 | 95.7 | 94.7 | 96.5 | ... | ||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96.5 | 96.7 | 96.4 | 96.0 | ||
| Hong Kong | % | ... | 80.2 | 79.6 | 82.0 | 80.1 | 79.6 | ... | ... | |||||
| Hungary | % | ... | 93.4 | 93.6 | 92.7 | 92.6 | 92.3 | ... | ||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | 93.2 | 95.2 | 94.6 | 91.4 | 96.7 | ... | ... | |||||
| India | % | ... | ... | 95.9 | 95.7 | 95.6 | 95.6 | ... | ... | |||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 94.9 | 94.8 | ||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | 96.8 | 96.6 | 96.7 | 96.4 | 96.7 | ||||||
| Israel | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 98.6 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 98.8 | ... | |
| Italy | % | ... | 95.8 | 95.7 | 95.8 | 95.7 | 95.7 | |||||||
| Jamaica | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96.4 | ... | 95.4 | 95.2 | 95.9 | ||
| Japan | % | ... | 93.1 | 92.7 | 92.3 | 92.1 | 92.0 | ... | ||||||
| Jordan | % | ... | ... | ... | 97.3 | 129 | ... | 96.7 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Kazakhstan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 93.7 | 94.7 | 93.6 | 93.5 | 93.0 | |||
| Kenya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 94.9 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 96.8 | 94.4 | |||
| Kosovo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96.8 | 97.2 | 96.8 | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Latvia | % | ... | 94.2 | 93.7 | 93.6 | 93.1 | 93.2 | |||||||
| Lebanon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96.6 | 116 | 94.7 | 95.1 | 95.6 | ... | |||
| Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97.2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Liechtenstein | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100 | 93.3 | 95.8 | 95.0 | 95.6 | ... | ||
| Lithuania | % | ... | 95.7 | 95.4 | 95.7 | 95.5 | 95.3 | |||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | 94.5 | 96.6 | 94.3 | 95.3 | 95.2 | |||||
| Macao | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 86.3 | 84.8 | 84.6 | 83.8 | 83.1 | |||
| Macedonia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97.5 | 100 | 97.7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Madagascar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96.1 | 95.5 | 95.5 | 95.9 | ||
| Malta | % | 94.0 | 93.8 | 93.7 | 91.5 | 92.7 | ||||||||
| Mauritius | % | ... | 94.1 | 94.5 | 94.1 | 94.5 | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Mexico | % | ... | 95.1 | 95.5 | 95.4 | 95.3 | 95.0 | |||||||
| Moldova | % | ... | 93.8 | 93.8 | 93.7 | 93.6 | 93.7 | ... | ||||||
| Monaco | % | ... | 90.9 | 75.0 | 78.6 | 73.1 | 80.8 | ... | ... | |||||
| Mongolia | % | ... | 93.7 | 93.8 | 93.8 | 94.0 | 95.7 | |||||||
| Montenegro | % | 97.4 | 95.9 | 97.2 | 96.0 | 98.2 | ||||||||
| Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97.5 | 97.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mozambique | % | ... | 97.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | 93.5 | 93.6 | 94.1 | 94.5 | 94.5 | ||||||
| New Zealand | % | ... | ... | 94.1 | 93.8 | 94.1 | 94.2 | 94.8 | ||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | 94.2 | 96.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Nigeria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 98.1 | 98.1 | 98.1 | ... | 98.1 | ... | ... | |
| Norway | % | ... | 93.5 | 93.7 | 93.4 | 93.8 | 94.8 | ... | ... | |||||
| Palestine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 98.3 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 98.5 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Panama | % | ... | 93.8 | 93.0 | 93.1 | 93.0 | 93.0 | |||||||
| Paraguay | % | ... | ... | ... | 95.3 | 94.7 | 93.8 | 93.2 | 92.9 | |||||
| Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 93.7 | 93.7 | ||
| Philippines | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 90.5 | 90.4 | 90.7 | 90.9 | 90.7 | ||||
| Poland | % | ... | 97.0 | 96.8 | 96.9 | 96.8 | 96.6 | |||||||
| Portugal | % | ... | 97.4 | 98.2 | 97.2 | 96.9 | 94.0 | |||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97.1 | 97.0 | 96.7 | 96.5 | 96.7 | |||
| Romania | % | ... | 95.5 | 95.5 | 95.5 | 95.5 | 95.3 | |||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91.8 | 91.8 | 91.7 | 91.7 | ||
| Senegal | % | ... | ... | ... | 96.2 | 96.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96.2 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 97.6 | 95.9 | ||||
| Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | 90.8 | 90.7 | 90.8 | 90.5 | 90.2 | |||||
| Slovakia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 94.7 | 94.4 | 94.1 | 94.0 | 94.0 | ||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 95.3 | 96.1 | 95.5 | 94.9 | 95.3 | |||
| South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96.8 | 94.8 | 94.6 | 94.5 | 94.0 | ... | |
| Spain | % | 92.0 | 92.1 | 92.4 | 92.3 | 92.4 | ||||||||
| Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 94.2 | 94.1 | 94.2 | 94.2 | ||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | 93.8 | 94.4 | 94.6 | 94.9 | 94.8 | |||||
| Thailand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 85.8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Togo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | ... | 93.6 | 95.8 | 97.0 | 96.7 | 96.8 | |||||||
| Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96.5 | 96.5 | 96.4 | 96.4 | 96.4 | ||||
| Uganda | % | ... | ... | 96.3 | 95.9 | 96.0 | 96.2 | 95.9 | ... | |||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 94.1 | 94.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Arab Emirates | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 87.9 | 88.9 | ... | |
| United Kingdom | % | ... | 94.8 | 94.9 | 95.0 | 95.1 | 95.3 | |||||||
| USA | % | ... | 91.2 | 91.3 | 91.2 | 91.4 | 91.0 | |||||||
| Yemen | % | ... | 97.8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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