demographic2024
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) - Both sexes
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
33.3%
Median: 29.5%
Countries Covered
188
with available data
Highest
Haiti
84.0%
Lowest
Holy See (Vatican City State)
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Haiti84.0%
2India75.8%
3Bangladesh75.6%
4Democratic Republic of the Congo70.0%
5Gabon70.0%
By Region
Oceania41.1%(2 countries)
North America36.9%(4 countries)
Asia36.3%(24 countries)
Other35.5%(112 countries)
Africa30.5%(8 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 (84.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 33.3%)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (24)
Other (112)
Africa (8)
South America (7)
Europe (31)
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 2024; 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 | Haiti | 84.0% |
| 2 | India | 75.8% |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 75.6% |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 70.0% |
| 5 | Gabon | 70.0% |
| 6 | Saint Lucia | 69.4% |
| 7 | Pakistan | 67.7% |
| 8 | Nigeria | 66.8% |
| 9 | Paraguay | 66.5% |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 66.2% |
| 11 | Philippines | 65.2% |
| 12 | Niger | 64.7% |
| 13 | Faroe Islands | 63.6% |
| 14 | Venezuela | 62.5% |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.3% |
| 16 | Bolivia | 60.7% |
| 17 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 60.6% |
| 18 | Liberia | 60.5% |
| 19 | Grenada | 60.3% |
| 20 | Togo | 60.0% |
| 21 | Benin | 59.9% |
| 22 | Yemen | 59.1% |
| 23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 58.8% |
| 24 | Dominica | 57.1% |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 56.3% |
| 26 | Republic of The Gambia | 55.6% |
| 27 | Guinea | 55.5% |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 55.5% |
| 29 | Cameroon | 55.5% |
| 30 | Tunisia | 54.9% |
| 31 | Guam | 54.3% |
| 32 | Senegal | 53.8% |
| 33 | Armenia | 53.3% |
| 34 | Burundi | 53.1% |
| 35 | Nepal | 53.0% |
| 36 | Barbados | 52.6% |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 52.3% |
| 38 | Guyana | 52.3% |
| 39 | Andorra | 52.2% |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 51.1% |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 50.5% |
| 42 | United Republic of Tanzania | 50.0% |
| 43 | Mauritania | 50.0% |
| 44 | Saint Martin (French part) | 49.3% |
| 45 | Honduras | 49.2% |
| 46 | Angola | 48.5% |
| 47 | Montenegro | 48.3% |
| 48 | Canada | 47.0% |
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 46.8% |
| 50 | Uganda | 46.8% |
| 51 | Mauritius | 46.2% |
| 52 | Monaco | 46.2% |
| 53 | Switzerland | 46.1% |
| 54 | Anguilla | 45.5% |
| 55 | Malta | 45.2% |
| 56 | Lebanon | 43.4% |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 42.9% |
| 58 | New Zealand | 42.3% |
| 59 | Croatia | 41.4% |
| 60 | Kenya | 41.0% |
| 61 | Hong Kong | 40.6% |
| 62 | Australia | 39.9% |
| 63 | Madagascar | 39.6% |
| 64 | Jamaica | 39.2% |
| 65 | Jordan | 39.0% |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 38.2% |
| 67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 38.2% |
| 68 | Peru | 38.1% |
| 69 | South Africa | 38.0% |
| 70 | Ecuador | 36.9% |
| 71 | Mexico | 36.9% |
| 72 | Guatemala | 36.7% |
| 73 | Chile | 36.6% |
| 74 | Djibouti | 35.8% |
| 75 | South Korea | 35.6% |
| 76 | Iceland | 35.5% |
| 77 | State of Palestine | 35.2% |
| 78 | Panama | 35.2% |
| 79 | Argentina | 34.8% |
| 80 | Belize | 34.7% |
| 81 | Nauru | 34.2% |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 33.7% |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33.5% |
| 84 | Liechtenstein | 33.3% |
| 85 | Tonga | 33.0% |
| 86 | Malaysia | 33.0% |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 32.8% |
| 88 | Vanuatu | 32.3% |
| 89 | Seychelles | 31.7% |
| 90 | Cyprus | 31.4% |
| 91 | Cape Verde | 31.3% |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 31.3% |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 29.9% |
| 94 | French Guiana | 29.9% |
| 95 | Denmark | 29.2% |
| 96 | Libya | 29.0% |
| 97 | Latvia | 28.6% |
| 98 | Sweden | 28.3% |
| 99 | Slovenia | 28.2% |
| 100 | Jersey | 28.1% |
| 101 | Mozambique | 28.1% |
| 102 | Greece | 27.0% |
| 103 | Germany | 27.0% |
| 104 | United States of America | 26.9% |
| 105 | Netherlands | 26.6% |
| 106 | Cambodia | 26.6% |
| 107 | Finland | 26.3% |
| 108 | France | 25.8% |
| 109 | Israel | 25.8% |
| 110 | Cayman Islands | 25.7% |
| 111 | Belgium | 25.6% |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.6% |
| 113 | Bahamas | 25.6% |
| 114 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 25.1% |
| 115 | Eswatini | 24.5% |
| 116 | Brazil | 24.2% |
| 117 | Timor-Leste | 23.8% |
| 118 | Guernsey | 23.7% |
| 119 | Qatar | 23.6% |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 23.5% |
| 121 | Samoa | 23.2% |
| 122 | Botswana | 22.5% |
| 123 | Portugal | 22.3% |
| 124 | Ukraine | 22.2% |
| 125 | Myanmar | 22.0% |
| 126 | Puerto Rico | 22.0% |
| 127 | Colombia | 21.7% |
| 128 | Serbia | 21.6% |
| 129 | Indonesia | 21.3% |
| 130 | Hungary | 21.0% |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 20.8% |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 20.7% |
| 133 | Greenland | 20.6% |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 20.4% |
| 135 | Sudan | 20.4% |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | 20.3% |
| 137 | Isle of Man | 20.2% |
| 138 | Saudi Arabia | 20.0% |
| 139 | Fiji | 19.9% |
| 140 | Ireland | 19.7% |
| 141 | Lesotho | 19.5% |
| 142 | Austria | 19.5% |
| 143 | Georgia | 19.3% |
| 144 | Norway | 19.3% |
| 145 | Algeria | 19.0% |
| 146 | Mongolia | 19.0% |
| 147 | Spain | 18.9% |
| 148 | Estonia | 18.1% |
| 149 | Zambia | 18.1% |
| 150 | Suriname | 18.1% |
| 151 | Malawi | 17.6% |
| 152 | Moldova, Republic of | 17.0% |
| 153 | Italy | 16.9% |
| 154 | Aruba | 16.6% |
| 155 | Russian Federation | 15.5% |
| 156 | Türkiye | 14.9% |
| 157 | Cook Islands | 14.6% |
| 158 | Kuwait | 14.6% |
| 159 | Nicaragua | 14.6% |
| 160 | Japan | 14.4% |
| 161 | Bhutan | 14.2% |
| 162 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 14.1% |
| 163 | Bahrain | 13.8% |
| 164 | Slovakia | 13.1% |
| 165 | Romania | 12.7% |
| 166 | Bermuda | 12.6% |
| 167 | Singapore | 12.5% |
| 168 | American Samoa | 11.9% |
| 169 | Lithuania | 11.8% |
| 170 | Thailand | 11.5% |
| 171 | Vietnam | 11.5% |
| 172 | Poland | 11.5% |
| 173 | Turkmenistan | 10.9% |
| 174 | Ghana | 10.5% |
| 175 | Morocco | 10.5% |
| 176 | Egypt | 9.9% |
| 177 | Belarus | 9.2% |
| 178 | Rwanda | 9.0% |
| 179 | Uruguay | 8.7% |
| 180 | Macao | 8.6% |
| 181 | Bulgaria | 8.3% |
| 182 | Czech Republic | 8.1% |
| 183 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.1% |
| 184 | Kiribati | 5.4% |
| 185 | El Salvador | 4.0% |
| 186 | Gibraltar | 3.9% |
| 187 | Namibia | 3.2% |
| 188 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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