Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Crime > Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
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DEFINITION:
The percentage of the offical prison capacity filled. This is obtained by comparing the number of prisoners in a nation to the offical capacity of the nation's prison system. Data for 2003.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 302.4% | 2003 | |
| 2 | Saint Lucia | 278.4% | 2003 | |
| 3 | Grenada | 258.3% | 2003 | |
| 4 | Belize | 219.4% | 2003 | |
| 5 | Honduras | 207.6% | 2003 | |
| 6 | Haiti | 184.7% | 2003 | |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 175.3% | 2003 | |
| 8 | El Salvador | 167.5% | 2003 | |
| 9 | Suriname | 162.7% | 2003 | |
| 10 | Bolivia | 162.5% | 2003 | |
| 11 | Paraguay | 151% | 2003 | |
| 12 | Uruguay | 150.8% | 2003 | |
| 13 | Panama | 144.7% | 2003 | |
| 14 | Dominica | 143.3% | 2003 | |
| 15 | Peru | 137.8% | 2003 | |
| 16 | Colombia | 136.5% | 2003 | |
| 17 | Chile | 134.3% | 2003 | |
| 18 | Brazil | 133.8% | 2003 | |
| 19 | The Bahamas | 129.2% | 2003 | |
| 20 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 128.6% | 2003 | |
| 21 | Mexico | 123.6% | 2003 | |
| 22 | Guyana | 120.8% | 2003 | |
| 23 | Argentina | 119.9% | 2003 | |
| 24 | Jamaica | 117% | 2003 | |
| 25 | Ecuador | 115% | 2003 | |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 113% | 2003 | |
| 27 | Guatemala | 112.9% | 2003 | |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 111.9% | 2003 | |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 109.6% | 2003 | |
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 107.9% | 2003 | |
| 31 | Venezuela | 97.2% | 2003 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Crime > Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
- Greece ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Europe in 2003.
- Barbados ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Christian countries in 2003.
- Thailand ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
- Hungary ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Cold countries in 2003.
- United States ranked last for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2003.
- Italy ranked third for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst European Union in 2003.
- Chile ranked second for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst High income OECD countries in 2003.
- Honduras ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2003.
- Burundi ranked first for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Catholic countries in 2003.
- Bangladesh ranked second for prisoners > share of prison capacity filled amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
