Ecuador vs Sao Tome and Principe: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Ecuador
34.6%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
32.8%
in 2018
Ecuador rank
71st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
74th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Ecuador
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 34.6% against 32.8% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 71st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 74th of 164 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 46.5% | 18.0% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 19.9% | 16.3% | 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Ecuador, at 34.6% against 32.8% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Ecuador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.8%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
- How do Ecuador and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Ecuador ranks 71st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 74th 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.