Brazil vs Guatemala: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Brazil
27.3%
in 2024
Guatemala
28.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
87th
Guatemala rank
84th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Brazil
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 28.3% against 27.3% in Brazil, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Guatemala ahead.
Brazil ranks 87th and Guatemala ranks 84th of 164 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.3% | 47.0% | 18.7% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 43.7% | 6.7% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 35.5% | 7.6% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Brazil or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 28.3% against 27.3% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Brazil and Guatemala?
- 1.0%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guatemala?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Guatemala rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Brazil ranks 87th and Guatemala ranks 84th 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.