Highest to Lowest - Occupancy level (based on official capacity)

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Data shown in the highest to lowest lists are the most recent available but not necessarily from the same date. Please click on each individual country to see the date to which the data refer. As it is not possible to obtain meaningful comparative data on numbers of children in custody in different countries, we do not include juvenile imprisonment data in the highest to lowest lists.

Ranking Title Occupancy Level (%)
  Ecuador 123.6
  Brazil 135.6
  Paraguay 182.8
  Colombia 127.5
  French Guiana/Guyane (France) 169.6
  Argentina 120.5
  Uruguay 130.1
  Suriname 102.0
  Chile 91.3
  Peru 238.1
  Guyana 151.0
  Bolivia 274.1
  Venezuela 163.8