Ecuador vs Republic of Korea: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population

Ecuador
34.6%
in 2024
Republic of Korea
35.0%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
71st
Republic of Korea rank
67th

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time

  • Ecuador
  • Republic of Korea
0204060200320132024

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 35.0% against 34.6% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 71st and Republic of Korea ranks 67th of 164 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 63.1% 34.0% 29.2% Ecuador
2010s 38.6% 35.0% 3.6% Ecuador
2020s 37.0% 35.1% 1.9% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Ecuador or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 35.0% against 34.6% in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Ecuador and Republic of Korea?
0.4%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Republic of Korea?
16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Republic of Korea rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
Ecuador ranks 71st and Republic of Korea ranks 67th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ecuador vs Republic of Korea: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/unsentenced-detainees-as-a-proportion-of-overall-prison-population-percent/ecuador/republic-of-korea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/unsentenced-detainees-as-a-proportion-of-overall-prison-population-percent/ecuador/republic-of-korea/">Ecuador vs Republic of Korea: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
195 places, 3,134 data points, 2003–2024
Last refreshed