Costa Rica vs Eswatini: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Costa Rica
23.7%
in 2024
Eswatini
24.5%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
105th
Eswatini rank
100th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Costa Rica
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 24.5% against 23.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Eswatini ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 105th and Eswatini ranks 100th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Eswatini in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 38.2% | 15.7% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 18.1% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 23.6% | 2.2% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Costa Rica or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 24.5% against 23.7% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Costa Rica and Eswatini?
- 0.8%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eswatini?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Eswatini rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Costa Rica ranks 105th and Eswatini ranks 100th 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.