Sao Tome and Principe vs Seychelles: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Sao Tome and Principe
32.8%
in 2018
Seychelles
31.6%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
70th
Seychelles rank
75th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seychelles
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 32.8% against 31.6% in Seychelles, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th and Seychelles ranks 75th of 153 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 7.7% | 38.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 20.1% | 6.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Sao Tome and Principe or Seychelles?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 32.8% against 31.6% in Seychelles as of 2018.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 1.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th and Seychelles ranks 75th 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 (%).