Barbados vs Liberia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Barbados
57.9%
in 2024
Liberia
60.5%
in 2021
Barbados rank
22nd
Liberia rank
18th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Barbados
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 60.5% against 57.9% in Barbados, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Liberia ahead.
Barbados ranks 22nd and Liberia ranks 18th of 164 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 78.4% | 32.8% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 69.5% | 11.9% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 60.5% | 10.8% | Liberia |
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 Liberia?
- Liberia, at 60.5% against 57.9% in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Barbados and Liberia?
- 2.6%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Liberia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Liberia rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Barbados ranks 22nd and Liberia ranks 18th 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.