Japan vs Malawi: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Japan
15.5%
in 2024
Malawi
17.6%
in 2020
Japan rank
125th
Malawi rank
123rd
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Japan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 17.6% against 15.5% in Japan, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malawi ahead.
Japan ranks 125th and Malawi ranks 123rd of 147 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 28.8% | 15.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 14.0% | 2.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 17.6% | 4.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Japan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 17.6% against 15.5% in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Japan and Malawi?
- 2.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Japan ranks 125th and Malawi ranks 123rd of 147 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.