Which has higher prisoners by citizenship, France or Spain?

France, at 80,669 Number against 59,226 Number in Spain as of 2024.

What is the difference in prisoners by citizenship between France and Spain?

21,443 Number, with France ahead.

17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.

Eurostat, published as Prisoners by citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France

80,669 Number

in 2024

Spain

59,226 Number

in 2024

France rank

2nd

Spain rank

5th

France currently reports 80,669 Number against 59,226 Number in Spain, a difference of 21,443 Number.

That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Spain ahead.

France ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 5th of 38 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.

Decade	France	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2000s	61,615 Number	74,818 Number	13,204 Number	Spain
2010s	67,013 Number	64,220 Number	2,794 Number	France
2020s	72,149 Number	56,390 Number	15,759 Number	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher prisoners by citizenship, France or Spain?: France, at 80,669 Number against 59,226 Number in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in prisoners by citizenship between France and Spain?: 21,443 Number, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do France and Spain rank globally for prisoners by citizenship?: France ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 5th of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Prisoners by citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.