Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Papua New Guinea
42.9%
in 2023
Uganda
47.2%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Uganda rank
38th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 47.2% against 42.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 38th of 164 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 60.5% | 29.2% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 51.0% | 14.7% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 47.4% | 4.5% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 47.2% 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 Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 4.3%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 38th 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.