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
0204060200520142023

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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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 (%).