Mauritius vs Papua New Guinea: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Mauritius
46.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
42.9%
in 2023
Mauritius rank
39th
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Mauritius
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 46.1% against 42.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 164 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 31.3% | 2.6% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 36.3% | 4.8% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Mauritius or Papua New Guinea?
- Mauritius, at 46.1% against 42.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population between Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.2%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Mauritius and Papua New Guinea rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Mauritius ranks 39th 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.