Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — all countries

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2022 — 144 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 18. Since 2022, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 144 people
World rank 7of 18
Period maximum 144 people2022
Period minimum 144 people2022

Trend over time

2022–2022 · people

Change over the period: +0 (+0%)
Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 144

Caribbean, 2022

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About the indicator

The official design capacity of correctional institutions and pretrial detention facilities — how many people they are intended for under the country's own norms. UNODC data, collected from national prison services together with the data on the number of prisoners. The indicator exists for the sake of one comparison: the ratio of the actual prison population to capacity is the prison occupancy rate, by which the state of a penitentiary system is judged — and by which countries range from half full to three times over capacity.

Important: Capacity cannot be compared directly across countries: their norms of floor space per person differ. The indicator is meaningful next to the number of prisoners.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.