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Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2026; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
34.5%
Median: 30.6%
Countries Covered
213
with available data
Highest
San Marino
100.0%
Lowest
Tuvalu
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1San Marino100.0%
2Lebanon87.1%
3Haiti82.0%
4Liechtenstein75.0%
5India73.5%
By Region
Oceania41.3%(2 countries)
North America40.1%(4 countries)
Asia39.2%(26 countries)
Other35.7%(133 countries)
Africa34.4%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 34.5%)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Other (133)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2026; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% |
| 2 | Lebanon | 87.1% |
| 3 | Haiti | 82.0% |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 75.0% |
| 5 | India | 73.5% |
| 6 | Pakistan | 73.4% |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 73.1% |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 72.4% |
| 9 | Mali | 71.7% |
| 10 | American Samoa | 70.1% |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 70.0% |
| 12 | Gabon | 70.0% |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 67.9% |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 67.0% |
| 15 | Liberia | 66.2% |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 65.3% |
| 17 | Philippines | 65.2% |
| 18 | Nigeria | 65.0% |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 64.6% |
| 20 | Saint Lucia | 64.4% |
| 21 | Niger | 62.0% |
| 22 | Paraguay | 60.8% |
| 23 | Bolivia | 60.7% |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | 60.0% |
| 25 | Togo | 60.0% |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 59.7% |
| 27 | Yemen | 59.0% |
| 28 | Albania | 58.0% |
| 29 | Mayotte | 56.5% |
| 30 | Republic of The Gambia | 55.6% |
| 31 | Cameroon | 55.5% |
| 32 | Guinea | 55.5% |
| 33 | Benin | 55.0% |
| 34 | Venezuela | 55.0% |
| 35 | Tunisia | 54.9% |
| 36 | Barbados | 54.7% |
| 37 | Namibia | 54.0% |
| 38 | Armenia | 53.3% |
| 39 | Nepal | 53.0% |
| 40 | Guam | 52.8% |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 52.2% |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 51.1% |
| 43 | Syrian Arab Republic | 50.5% |
| 44 | Mauritania | 50.0% |
| 45 | Honduras | 49.2% |
| 46 | Switzerland | 48.8% |
| 47 | Angola | 48.5% |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 48.3% |
| 49 | Dominica | 48.1% |
| 50 | Senegal | 48.0% |
| 51 | Burundi | 47.5% |
| 52 | Montenegro | 47.4% |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 47.3% |
| 54 | Guatemala | 47.2% |
| 55 | Canada | 46.6% |
| 56 | Uganda | 45.8% |
| 57 | Anguilla | 45.5% |
| 58 | Comoros | 43.6% |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 43.3% |
| 60 | Mauritius | 43.2% |
| 61 | Kenya | 42.9% |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 42.9% |
| 63 | Australia | 42.2% |
| 64 | Monaco | 41.9% |
| 65 | Curaçao | 41.7% |
| 66 | Malta | 41.6% |
| 67 | Croatia | 41.4% |
| 68 | Mexico | 41.1% |
| 69 | New Zealand | 40.4% |
| 70 | Hong Kong | 40.0% |
| 71 | Madagascar | 39.6% |
| 72 | Argentina | 38.8% |
| 73 | Faroe Islands | 38.5% |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 38.2% |
| 75 | Morocco | 37.6% |
| 76 | South Africa | 37.3% |
| 77 | Martinique | 37.0% |
| 78 | Bahamas | 37.0% |
| 79 | Virgin Islands, British | 37.0% |
| 80 | Jordan | 36.9% |
| 81 | Slovenia | 36.8% |
| 82 | Peru | 36.6% |
| 83 | Ukraine | 36.5% |
| 84 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 36.4% |
| 85 | Belize | 36.4% |
| 86 | Cote d'Ivoire | 36.2% |
| 87 | Ecuador | 35.8% |
| 88 | Djibouti | 35.8% |
| 89 | Chile | 35.7% |
| 90 | South Korea | 35.6% |
| 91 | Denmark | 35.5% |
| 92 | Panama | 35.1% |
| 93 | Nauru | 34.2% |
| 94 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 33.7% |
| 95 | Malaysia | 33.6% |
| 96 | Aruba | 33.3% |
| 97 | Egypt | 33.3% |
| 98 | Tonga | 33.0% |
| 99 | Suriname | 32.8% |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 32.7% |
| 101 | Belgium | 32.6% |
| 102 | Iceland | 32.1% |
| 103 | Cape Verde | 31.7% |
| 104 | France | 31.5% |
| 105 | United Republic of Tanzania | 31.4% |
| 106 | Andorra | 31.1% |
| 107 | Norway | 30.6% |
| 108 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30.5% |
| 109 | Iraq | 29.8% |
| 110 | Cayman Islands | 29.6% |
| 111 | Netherlands | 29.2% |
| 112 | Libya | 29.0% |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 29.0% |
| 114 | South Sudan | 28.9% |
| 115 | Chad | 28.8% |
| 116 | Sweden | 28.3% |
| 117 | Mozambique | 28.1% |
| 118 | Jersey | 28.1% |
| 119 | French Guiana | 27.9% |
| 120 | Greece | 27.6% |
| 121 | Guadeloupe | 27.0% |
| 122 | Guyana | 27.0% |
| 123 | Gibraltar | 26.8% |
| 124 | Guernsey | 26.8% |
| 125 | Cambodia | 26.6% |
| 126 | Germany | 26.3% |
| 127 | Cyprus | 26.0% |
| 128 | Finland | 25.7% |
| 129 | Bahrain | 25.7% |
| 130 | Russian Federation | 25.5% |
| 131 | United States of America | 25.5% |
| 132 | Israel | 25.2% |
| 133 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 25.1% |
| 134 | Qatar | 24.7% |
| 135 | Seychelles | 24.5% |
| 136 | Eswatini | 24.5% |
| 137 | Maldives | 24.4% |
| 138 | Mongolia | 24.3% |
| 139 | Portugal | 24.3% |
| 140 | Azerbaijan | 24.3% |
| 141 | Italy | 24.1% |
| 142 | Estonia | 24.0% |
| 143 | Latvia | 23.7% |
| 144 | Brazil | 23.6% |
| 145 | Georgia | 23.2% |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | 23.2% |
| 147 | Samoa | 23.2% |
| 148 | El Salvador | 23.1% |
| 149 | Greenland | 22.8% |
| 150 | Hungary | 22.8% |
| 151 | Jamaica | 22.5% |
| 152 | Thailand | 22.5% |
| 153 | Botswana | 22.5% |
| 154 | Macao | 22.4% |
| 155 | Indonesia | 21.7% |
| 156 | Bulgaria | 21.5% |
| 157 | Reunion | 21.5% |
| 158 | Serbia | 21.5% |
| 159 | Nicaragua | 21.4% |
| 160 | United Kingdom | 21.0% |
| 161 | Fiji | 20.6% |
| 162 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.5% |
| 163 | Grenada | 20.4% |
| 164 | Sudan | 20.4% |
| 165 | Kazakhstan | 20.3% |
| 166 | Moldova, Republic of | 20.2% |
| 167 | Isle of Man | 20.2% |
| 168 | Bermuda | 20.2% |
| 169 | Zambia | 20.1% |
| 170 | Sao Tome and Principe | 20.0% |
| 171 | Lesotho | 19.5% |
| 172 | Ireland | 19.4% |
| 173 | Colombia | 19.1% |
| 174 | Austria | 19.1% |
| 175 | French Polynesia | 19.0% |
| 176 | Algeria | 19.0% |
| 177 | Zimbabwe | 18.1% |
| 178 | Spain | 17.7% |
| 179 | Malawi | 17.6% |
| 180 | Costa Rica | 17.5% |
| 181 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 16.7% |
| 182 | Belarus | 16.6% |
| 183 | Vanuatu | 16.1% |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.1% |
| 185 | Türkiye | 15.9% |
| 186 | Japan | 15.2% |
| 187 | Myanmar | 15.1% |
| 188 | Ethiopia | 14.9% |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 14.6% |
| 190 | Kuwait | 14.6% |
| 191 | Slovakia | 14.1% |
| 192 | Rwanda | 14.0% |
| 193 | Turkmenistan | 14.0% |
| 194 | Puerto Rico | 13.1% |
| 195 | Uruguay | 12.7% |
| 196 | Singapore | 12.5% |
| 197 | New Caledonia | 12.1% |
| 198 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 12.1% |
| 199 | Lithuania | 11.8% |
| 200 | Vietnam | 11.5% |
| 201 | Ghana | 11.4% |
| 202 | Marshall Islands | 11.4% |
| 203 | Poland | 11.3% |
| 204 | Uzbekistan | 10.0% |
| 205 | Romania | 9.2% |
| 206 | Tajikistan | 9.1% |
| 207 | Czech Republic | 8.8% |
| 208 | Taiwan, Province of China | 8.5% |
| 209 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.1% |
| 210 | Oman | 5.6% |
| 211 | Kiribati | 5.4% |
| 212 | Palau | 4.1% |
| 213 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).
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