Bahamas vs Seychelles: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Bahamas
32.7%
in 2023
Seychelles
31.6%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
76th
Seychelles rank
79th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Bahamas
- Seychelles
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 32.7% against 31.6% in Seychelles, a difference of 1.1%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 76th and Seychelles ranks 79th of 164 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 8.0% | 14.2% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 20.6% | 30.4% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 17.7% | 24.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Bahamas or Seychelles?
- Bahamas, at 32.7% against 31.6% in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Bahamas and Seychelles?
- 1.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Seychelles?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Seychelles rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Bahamas ranks 76th and Seychelles ranks 79th 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.