Canada vs Sierra Leone: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Canada
49.9%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
51.1%
in 2024
Canada rank
32nd
Sierra Leone rank
31st
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Canada
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 51.1% against 49.9% in Canada, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 28.8% | 6.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 43.2% | 6.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 58.3% | 14.2% | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 51.1% against 49.9% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Canada and Sierra Leone?
- 1.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sierra Leone?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Sierra Leone rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Canada ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st 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.