Brazil vs Mozambique: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Brazil
27.3%
in 2024
Mozambique
27.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
87th
Mozambique rank
85th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Brazil
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 27.9% against 27.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mozambique ahead.
Brazil ranks 87th and Mozambique ranks 85th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 69.7% | 32.0% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 32.6% | 4.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 28.9% | 1.0% | Mozambique |
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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 27.9% 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 Mozambique?
- 0.6%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mozambique?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mozambique rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Brazil ranks 87th and Mozambique ranks 85th 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.