The South American nation with the highest prison population rate in 2022 was Uruguay, with 408 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Brazil, with 389 prisoners. The country of South America with the lowest prison population rate was Bolivia, with 175 per 100,000 persons.
Prison population rates in South America 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 South America as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, 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 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. October 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). (2022). Prison population rates in South America as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Prison Population Rates in South America as of 2022, by Country (in Number of Prisoners per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief), Prison population rates in South America as of 2022, 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 February 09, 2023)
Prison population rates in South America 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/809190/prison-population-rates-south-america-country/