Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — all countries

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — Solomon Islands

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities in the Solomon Islands in 2024 — 78 people. Ranked 49 in the world out of 64. Since 2024, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2024 78 people
World rank 49of 64
Period maximum 78 people2024
Period minimum 78 people2024

Trend over time

2024–2024 · people

Change over the period: +0 (+0%)

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands 78 people
Melanesia computed 288 people
Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 78

Melanesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

VU Vanuatu 107 FJ Fiji 104 SB Solomon Islands 78

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.