The Central American nation with the highest prison population rate was El Salvador, with over 1,000 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Panama with 522 prisoners. The lowest prison population rate of the region was found in Guatemala, with 123 prisoners per 100,000 people.
Prison population rates in Central America and Mexico as of August 2024, by country
(in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (August 6, 2024). Prison population rates in Central America and Mexico as of August 2024, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/809130/prison-population-rates-central-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Prison population rates in Central America and Mexico as of August 2024, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. August 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809130/prison-population-rates-central-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). (2024). Prison population rates in Central America and Mexico as of August 2024, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809130/prison-population-rates-central-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Prison Population Rates in Central America and Mexico as of August 2024, by Country (in Number of Prisoners per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809130/prison-population-rates-central-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief), Prison population rates in Central America and Mexico as of August 2024, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809130/prison-population-rates-central-america-country/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Prison population rates in Central America and Mexico as of August 2024, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], ICPR (World Prison Brief), August 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/809130/prison-population-rates-central-america-country/
