Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — all countries

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — United Arab Emirates

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities in the United Arab Emirates in 2014 — 159 people. Ranked 1 in the world out of 3. Since 2014, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2014 159 people
World rank 1of 3
Period maximum 159 people2014
Period minimum 159 people2014

Trend over time

2014–2014 · people

Change over the period: +0 (+0%)
Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2014 159

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.