Belize vs Panama: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Belize
34.7%
in 2024
Panama
35.2%
in 2024
Belize rank
67th
Panama rank
64th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Belize
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 35.2% against 34.7% in Belize, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Panama ahead.
Belize ranks 67th and Panama ranks 64th of 147 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 67.1% | 44.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 59.7% | 3.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 36.9% | 1.8% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Belize or Panama?
- Panama, at 35.2% against 34.7% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Belize and Panama?
- 0.5%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Panama?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Panama rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Belize ranks 67th and Panama ranks 64th 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.