The Central American nation with the highest prison population rate was El Salvador, with 562 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Panama with 420 prisoners. The lowest prison population rate of the region was found in Guatemala, with 139 prisoners per 100,000 people.
Prison population rates in Central America as of 2021, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (August 4, 2021). Prison population rates in Central America as of 2021, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/809130/prison-population-rates-central-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Prison population rates in Central America as of 2021, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. August 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809130/prison-population-rates-central-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). (2021). Prison population rates in Central America as of 2021, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809130/prison-population-rates-central-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Prison Population Rates in Central America as of 2021, by Country (in Number of Prisoners per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809130/prison-population-rates-central-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief), Prison population rates in Central America as of 2021, 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 May 18, 2022)