The South American nation with the highest prison population rate in 2022 was Uruguay, with 408 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Brazil, with 389 prisoners. The country of South America with the lowest prison population rate was Bolivia, with 175 per 100,000 persons.
Prison population rates in South America as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (October 14, 2022). Prison population rates in South America as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Prison population rates in South America as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. October 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). (2022). Prison population rates in South America as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Prison Population Rates in South America as of 2022, by Country (in Number of Prisoners per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief), Prison population rates in South America as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Prison population rates in South America as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], ICPR (World Prison Brief), October 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/