El Salvador vs United States of America: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
El Salvador
26.0%
in 2019
United States of America
26.7%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
94th
United States of America rank
91st
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- El Salvador
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 26.7% against 26.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 94th and United States of America ranks 91st 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 | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 22.4% | 9.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 22.4% | 5.3% | 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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 26.7% against 26.0% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between El Salvador and United States of America?
- 0.7%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States of America?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do El Salvador and United States of America rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- El Salvador ranks 94th and United States of America ranks 91st 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.