El Salvador vs Israel: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population

El Salvador
25.99
in 2019
Israel
25.75
in 2016
El Salvador rank
89th
Israel rank
91st

Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population over time

  • El Salvador
  • Israel
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 25.99 against 25.75 in Israel, a difference of 0.24.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 89th and Israel ranks 91st of 153 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Israel Difference Ahead
2000s 32.06 29.93 2.13 El Salvador
2010s 27.19 24.93 2.25 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population, El Salvador or Israel?
El Salvador, at 25.99 against 25.75 in Israel as of 2019.
What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population between El Salvador and Israel?
0.24, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Israel?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Israel rank globally for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
El Salvador ranks 89th and Israel ranks 91st of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Unsentenced detainees as proportion of 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 proportion of prison population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,324 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed