Iceland vs Papua New Guinea: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Iceland
42.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
42.9%
in 2023
Iceland rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Iceland
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 42.9% against 42.6% in Iceland, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 164 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 31.3% | 16.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 36.3% | 21.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 42.9% | 7.4% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Iceland or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 42.9% against 42.6% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Iceland ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st 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.