Americas vs Liberia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%)
Americas
29.3%
in 2024
Liberia
60.5%
in 2021
Americas rank
16th
Liberia rank
18th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) over time
- Americas
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 60.5% against 29.3% in Americas, a difference of 31.2%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 2.1 times Americas's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 16th and Liberia ranks 18th of 30 groups.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 78.4% | 49.9% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 69.5% | 39.9% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 60.5% | 30.0% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Americas or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 60.5% against 29.3% in Americas as of 2021.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Americas and Liberia?
- 31.2%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Liberia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Americas and Liberia rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Americas ranks 16th and Liberia ranks 18th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, 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.