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graphic comparing the incarceration rates of the founding NATO members. The United States' incarceration rate of 614 per 100,000 is much higher than any of the others.

Data Source: Full source description available in the report methodology. (Graph: Emily Widra, 2024)

This graph originally appeared in States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2024.

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