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The U.S. has about 4% of the world's population. Roughly what share of the world's prisoners?

Past stat · 2026-07-17 UTC

The answer

About one in five people behind bars anywhere in the world is in a U.S. facility, giving the country the highest incarceration rate of any large nation.

Correct answer: About 20%

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