Luxembourg vs Sierra Leone: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Luxembourg
48.3%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
51.1%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
35th
Sierra Leone rank
31st
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Luxembourg
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 51.1% against 48.3% in Luxembourg, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 35th and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 153 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.8% | 28.8% | 18.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 43.2% | 1.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 56.5% | 8.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Luxembourg or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 51.1% against 48.3% in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Luxembourg and Sierra Leone?
- 2.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sierra Leone?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Sierra Leone rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Luxembourg ranks 35th and Sierra Leone ranks 31st 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 (%).