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Imprisonment in nations

VariableMeasurementEraCodeNSource
Imprisonment People in jail per 100.000 population 1993-95Prisoners_199454WODC 1996
2003Prisoners_2003188World Prison Brief
Death penalty Death penalty applied (vs not) 1997-2007DeathPenalty_1997.2007135Amnesty International 2008

Related topics: Crime rate
Related themes: Crime, Law

The dataset States of Nations is about characteristics of countries in periods (macro variables). It is part of the World Database of Happiness. Though developed for the identification of societal conditions for happiness, the source can also be used for other purposes.