Bangladesh vs Saint Lucia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Bangladesh
75.6%
in 2022
Saint Lucia
62.1%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
2nd
Saint Lucia rank
12th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Bangladesh
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 75.6% against 62.1% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Saint Lucia ranks 12th of 153 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 32.4% | 33.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 52.8% | 22.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 63.7% | 12.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Bangladesh or Saint Lucia?
- Bangladesh, at 75.6% against 62.1% in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Bangladesh and Saint Lucia?
- 13.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Saint Lucia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Saint Lucia rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Saint Lucia ranks 12th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%).