Countries with the largest prison occupancy rate in LAC 2022
In 2022, Haiti had a 454.4 percent level of occupancy in their prison system, being the country with the highest occupancy rate in the Latin America and the Caribbean. It was followed by Guatemala, with 367.2 percent occupancy rate. Among the top ten countries with the most overcrowded national prison system, Bahamas had the lowest rate, at 161.7 percent. Regarding prison population, El Salvador and Cuba were the Latin American and Caribbean countries that had the largest rates, both with over 500 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.
