Croatia vs Papua New Guinea: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population

Croatia
42.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
42.9%
in 2023
Croatia rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
41st

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time

  • Croatia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 42.9% against 42.4% in Croatia, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 153 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 31.7% 31.3% 0.4% Croatia
2010s 27.9% 36.5% 8.5% Papua New Guinea
2020s 41.4% 42.9% 1.5% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Croatia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 42.9% against 42.4% in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
Croatia ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st 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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Indicator
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,324 data points, 2001–2024
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Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%).