New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
New Zealand
42.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
42.9%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 42.9% against 42.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
New Zealand ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 153 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 31.3% | 14.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 36.3% | 8.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 42.9% against 42.3% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- New Zealand ranks 44th 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 (%).