Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Kenya
41.0%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
42.9%
in 2023
Kenya rank
46th
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 42.9% against 41.0% in Kenya, a difference of 1.9%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 153 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 31.3% | 21.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 36.3% | 3.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 42.9% against 41.0% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Kenya ranks 46th 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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Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%).