Belgium vs Costa Rica: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Belgium
23.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica
23.7%
in 2024
Belgium rank
107th
Costa Rica rank
105th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 23.7% against 23.6% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 107th and Costa Rica ranks 105th of 164 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9% | 18.2% | 19.7% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 23.0% | 8.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 21.8% | 4.5% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 23.7% against 23.6% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Belgium ranks 107th and Costa Rica ranks 105th 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.