El Salvador vs France: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
El Salvador
26.0%
in 2019
France
25.8%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
94th
France rank
96th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- El Salvador
- France
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 26.0% against 25.8% in France, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was France ahead.
El Salvador ranks 94th and France ranks 96th of 164 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 28.7% | 3.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 26.5% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, El Salvador or France?
- El Salvador, at 26.0% against 25.8% in France as of 2019.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between El Salvador and France?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and France?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do El Salvador and France rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- El Salvador ranks 94th and France ranks 96th 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.