Bulgaria vs Czechia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Bulgaria
8.8%
in 2024
Czechia
8.2%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
148th
Czechia rank
149th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Bulgaria
- Czechia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 8.8% against 8.2% in Czechia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Czechia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 148th and Czechia ranks 149th of 153 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Czechia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 14.3% | 0.8% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 10.1% | 0.6% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 7.9% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Bulgaria or Czechia?
- Bulgaria, at 8.8% against 8.2% in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Bulgaria and Czechia?
- 0.6%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Czechia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Czechia rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Bulgaria ranks 148th and Czechia ranks 149th 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 (%).