Barbados vs Cameroon: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Barbados
57.9%
in 2024
Cameroon
55.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
21st
Cameroon rank
24th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Barbados
- Cameroon
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 57.9% against 55.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Cameroon ahead.
Barbados ranks 21st and Cameroon ranks 24th of 147 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.6% | 62.0% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 58.5% | 9.5% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 58.7% | 4.9% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Barbados or Cameroon?
- Barbados, at 57.9% against 55.5% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Barbados and Cameroon?
- 2.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cameroon?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Cameroon rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Barbados ranks 21st and Cameroon ranks 24th of 147 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.