Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Benin
Benin: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 59.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Benin, 2005–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Benin stood at 59.9%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Benin peaked at 93.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 2021.
Benin ranks 19th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 93.7% | — |
| 2010 | 74.9% | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | -7.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 59.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Benin's 59.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.7%, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7% | 93.7% | 93.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 62.3% | 74.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 59.9% | 59.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Benin?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Benin was 59.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Benin ranks 19th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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