Which has higher prisoners by citizenship, Ireland or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 6,722 Number against 5,121 Number in Ireland as of 2024.

What is the difference in prisoners by citizenship between Ireland and Switzerland?

1,601 Number, with Switzerland 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.

Ireland

5,121 Number

in 2024

Switzerland

6,722 Number

in 2024

Ireland rank

20th

Switzerland rank

18th

Switzerland currently reports 6,722 Number against 5,121 Number in Ireland, a difference of 1,601 Number.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 38 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Decade	Ireland	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,676 Number	5,454 Number	1,778 Number	Switzerland
2010s	3,982 Number	6,340 Number	2,358 Number	Switzerland
2020s	4,367 Number	6,380 Number	2,012 Number	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher prisoners by citizenship, Ireland or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 6,722 Number against 5,121 Number in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in prisoners by citizenship between Ireland and Switzerland?: 1,601 Number, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for prisoners by citizenship?: Ireland ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th 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.