El Salvador vs Sweden: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
El Salvador
26.0%
in 2019
Sweden
27.0%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
94th
Sweden rank
90th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- El Salvador
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27.0% against 26.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 94th and Sweden ranks 90th 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 | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 20.3% | 11.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 25.0% | 2.8% | 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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27.0% against 26.0% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between El Salvador and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- El Salvador ranks 94th and Sweden ranks 90th 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.