The Central American nation with the highest prison population rate was El Salvador, with 605 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Panama with 478 prisoners. The lowest prison population rate of the region was found in Guatemala, with 132 prisoners per 100,000 people.
Prison population rates in Central America and Mexico 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 Central America and Mexico as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 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 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. October 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809130/prison-population-rates-central-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). (2022). Prison population rates in Central America and Mexico as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 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 2022, by Country (in Number of Prisoners per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2022, 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 2022, 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 June 10, 2024)
Prison population rates in Central America and Mexico 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/809130/prison-population-rates-central-america-country/