Americas vs Saint Lucia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Americas
29.3%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
62.1%
in 2024
Americas rank
17th
Saint Lucia rank
12th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Americas
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 62.1% against 29.3% in Americas, a difference of 32.8%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 2.1 times Americas's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 17th and Saint Lucia ranks 12th of 31 groups.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.9% | 32.4% | 4.5% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 52.2% | 22.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 66.0% | 36.2% | Saint Lucia |
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 Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 62.1% against 29.3% in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Americas and Saint Lucia?
- 32.8%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Saint Lucia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Saint Lucia rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Americas ranks 17th and Saint Lucia ranks 12th of 31 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.