Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Angola
Angola: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 48.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
48.5%
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
34th
of 165 countries
All-time high
75.8%
in 2003
All-time low
44.4%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2003–2024
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Angola, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Angola recorded 48.5% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Angola peaked at 75.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2022.
Angola ranks 34th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 75.8% | — |
| 2011 | 47.7% | -37.1% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +9.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 48.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Angola's 48.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.7%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 47.7% | 50.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 44.4% | 48.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 31 Sierra Leone 51.1% compare
- 32 Canada 49.9% compare
- 33 Honduras 49.2% compare
- 35 Luxembourg 48.3% compare
- 36 Senegal 48.0% compare
- 37 State of Palestine 47.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Angola
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80,267 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2119 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 80,267 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.697 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Angola?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Angola was 48.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2022.
- How does Angola rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Angola ranks 34th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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