Uruguay

Number Of Prisoners

279

per 1000 people

Global Ranking

27

28

29

30

31

32

32

South Africa279

34

35

36

37

Dominican Republic244

37

South America Ranking

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

News

Most prisoners per capita by country 2025
StatistaThursday, February 20, 2025
Prison population grew in Uruguay
Prensa Latina - Latin American News AgencyWednesday, January 15, 2025
Uruguay Profile
InSight CrimeFriday, May 30, 2025
Opinion | No One Was Worried About My Country’s Elections This Year. They Should Be.
The New York TimesSaturday, November 23, 2024
Uruguay suffers prison overcrowding
Prensa Latina - Latin American News AgencyWednesday, January 29, 2025
The Long History of Lawlessness in U.S. Policy Toward Latin America
The InterceptTuesday, April 22, 2025
Uruguay Faces Rising Threat From Organized Crime
InSight CrimeWednesday, October 2, 2024
About drug law reform in Uruguay
Transnational InstituteThursday, October 29, 2015
Behind Bars and Ballots: The Link Between Democracy, Development, and Incarceration
Harvard International ReviewFriday, January 19, 2024
Build More Prisons
City JournalThursday, November 21, 2024

Definition of Number Of Prisoners

Number of prisoners per 100,000 people.

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