Faroe Islands vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population

Faroe Islands
63.6%
in 2020
Saint Kitts and Nevis
60.6%
in 2022
Faroe Islands rank
10th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
17th

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 63.6% against 60.6% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Saint Kitts and Nevis's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 10th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 17th of 153 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Saint Kitts and Nevis Difference Ahead
2000s 33.3% 17.7% 15.6% Faroe Islands
2010s 33.0% 28.5% 4.4% Faroe Islands
2020s 63.6% 51.7% 11.9% Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Faroe Islands or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Faroe Islands, at 63.6% against 60.6% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2020.
What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Faroe Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
3.0%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Faroe Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
Faroe Islands ranks 10th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 17th 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 (%).