Asia vs Timor-Leste: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Asia
33.3%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
23.8%
in 2017
Asia rank
6th
Timor-Leste rank
8th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Asia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Asia currently reports 33.3% against 23.8% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Asia's figure about 1.4 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Asia ranks 6th and Timor-Leste ranks 8th of 11 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 53.6% | 20.6% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 44.6% | 11.8% | Timor-Leste |
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 Timor-Leste?
- Asia, at 33.3% against 23.8% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Asia and Timor-Leste?
- 9.5%, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Timor-Leste?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
- How do Asia and Timor-Leste rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Asia ranks 6th and Timor-Leste ranks 8th of 11 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.