Italy vs Spain: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Italy
16.9%
in 2024
Spain
17.7%
in 2024
Italy rank
135th
Spain rank
131st
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 17.7% against 16.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 135th and Spain ranks 131st of 164 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 22.7% | 23.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.5% | 3.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.8% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 17.7% against 16.9% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Italy and Spain?
- 0.8%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Italy ranks 135th and Spain ranks 131st 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.