El Salvador
Capital city — San Salvador
Country population
i2020Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i03/2021Type of government
Human Development Index
0.673(124/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Public Security(Juveniles: Minis…
Total number of prisoners
i22/03/2021Prison density
i08/2020Total number of prison facilities
i2015An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i03/2021Percentage of untried prisoners
i03/2021Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
564
i
03/2021
Total number of prisoners
36,663
i
22/03/2021
Prison density
136 %
i
08/2020
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
(Juveniles: Ministry of Education)
Total number of prison facilities
25
i
2015