Portugal vs Qatar: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Portugal
21.7%
in 2024
Qatar
23.6%
in 2019
Portugal rank
106th
Qatar rank
101st
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Portugal
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 23.6% against 21.7% in Portugal, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 106th and Qatar ranks 101st of 153 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 14.2% | 8.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 33.9% | 16.7% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Portugal or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 23.6% against 21.7% in Portugal as of 2019.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Portugal and Qatar?
- 1.9%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Qatar?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Portugal and Qatar rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Portugal ranks 106th and Qatar ranks 101st 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 (%).