Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — all countries

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — Trinidad and Tobago

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities in Trinidad and Tobago in 2021 — 82 people. Ranked 8 in the world out of 10. Since 2021, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2021 82 people
World rank 8of 10
Period maximum 82 people2021
Period minimum 82 people2021

Trend over time

2021–2021 · people

Change over the period: +0 (+0%)
Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2021 82

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.