Brazil vs Sweden: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Brazil
27.3%
in 2024
Sweden
27.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
87th
Sweden rank
90th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Brazil
- Sweden
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 27.3% against 27.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 90th of 164 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 20.3% | 17.4% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 25.0% | 12.8% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.3% | 0.6% | Brazil |
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 Sweden?
- Brazil, at 27.3% against 27.0% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Brazil and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Brazil ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 90th 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.