Asia vs Faroe Islands: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%)
Asia
33.3%
in 2024
Faroe Islands
63.6%
in 2020
Asia rank
11th
Faroe Islands rank
10th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) over time
- Asia
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 63.6% against 33.3% in Asia, a difference of 30.3%.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.9 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Asia ranks 11th and Faroe Islands ranks 10th of 30 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 1 and Faroe Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 27.3% | 5.9% | Asia |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 33.6% | 1.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 63.6% | 30.5% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Asia or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 63.6% against 33.3% in Asia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Asia and Faroe Islands?
- 30.3%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Faroe Islands?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Asia and Faroe Islands rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Asia ranks 11th and Faroe Islands ranks 10th 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.