Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brunei
Brunei: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 7.1% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
7.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 164 countries
All-time high
8.5%
in 2005
All-time low
4.5%
in 2010
Years of data
6
2003–2016
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brunei, 2003–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2016, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brunei stood at 7.1%.
The figure is down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brunei peaked at 8.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2010.
That places Brunei 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.2% | — |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +46.1% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +57.7% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 7.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6%, 28% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 7.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.8%, 30% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.2% | 8.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More infrastructure data for Brunei
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 546,615 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 128,276 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2772 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 128,276 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brunei?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brunei was 7.1% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2010.
- How does Brunei rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Brunei ranks 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei 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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