Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Australia
39.9%
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
40.3%
in 2024
Australia rank
48th
Australia and New Zealand rank
47th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 40.3% against 39.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 48th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 47th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Australia and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 20.6% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 26.3% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 36.4% | 0.6% | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 40.3% against 39.9% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.4%, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Australia ranks 48th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 47th of 164 countries.
- 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.