Cameroon vs Dominican Republic: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Cameroon
55.5%
in 2024
Dominican Republic
62.0%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
25th
Dominican Republic rank
14th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Cameroon
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 62.0% against 55.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Cameroon ranks 25th and Dominican Republic ranks 14th of 153 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.5% | 61.4% | 3.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 59.5% | 0.8% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Cameroon or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 62.0% against 55.5% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Cameroon and Dominican Republic?
- 6.5%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Dominican Republic?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Dominican Republic rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Cameroon ranks 25th and Dominican Republic ranks 14th 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 (%).