Chile vs Nicaragua: Prison population rate

Chile

329 prisoners per 100,000 people

in 2025

Nicaragua

332 prisoners per 100,000 people

in 2018

Chile rank

26th

Nicaragua rank

25th

Prison population rate over time

Chile
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 332 prisoners per 100,000 people against 329 prisoners per 100,000 people in Chile, a difference of 3 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 26th and Nicaragua ranks 25th 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.