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Bolivia vs Paraguay: Prison population rate

Bolivia
252 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Paraguay
259 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Bolivia rank
54th
Paraguay rank
52nd

Prison population rate over time

  • Bolivia
  • Paraguay
50100150200250200020122025

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 259 prisoners per 100,000 people against 252 prisoners per 100,000 people in Bolivia, a difference of 7 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 54th and Paraguay ranks 52nd of 202 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Prison population rate
Unit
prisoners per 100,000 people
Source
Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 2,155 data points, 1993–2026
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Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.