This statistic shows a ranking of South American countries based on prison population rates as of 2019. The South American nation with the highest prison population rate was Brazil, with 333 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Uruguay, with 321 prisoners per 100,000 people.
Prison population rates in South America as of 2019, by country
(in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (May 28, 2019). Prison population rates in South America as of 2019, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2020, 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 2019, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. May 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). (2019). Prison population rates in South America as of 2019, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Prison Population Rates in South America as of 2019, by Country (in Number of Prisoners per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief), Prison population rates in South America as of 2019, 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 July 11, 2020)
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