Canada vs Luxembourg: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Canada
49.9%
in 2023
Luxembourg
48.3%
in 2024
Canada rank
32nd
Luxembourg rank
35th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Canada
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Canada currently reports 49.9% against 48.3% in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Canada ranks 32nd and Luxembourg ranks 35th of 164 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 46.2% | 10.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 45.7% | 8.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 47.0% | 1.4% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Canada or Luxembourg?
- Canada, at 49.9% against 48.3% in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Canada and Luxembourg?
- 1.6%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Luxembourg?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Luxembourg rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Canada ranks 32nd and Luxembourg ranks 35th 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.