The South American nation with the highest prison population rate in 2024 was Uruguay, with 449 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Brazil, with 389 prisoners. The country in South America with the lowest prison population rate was Ecuador, with 179 per 100,000 persons.
Prison population rates in South America as of 2024, by country
(in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (September 9, 2024). Prison population rates in South America as of 2024, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 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 2024, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. September 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). (2024). Prison population rates in South America as of 2024, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 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 2024, by Country (in Number of Prisoners per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 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 2024, 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 December 21, 2024)
Prison population rates in South America as of 2024, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], ICPR (World Prison Brief), September 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/
