Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 23.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Costa Rica, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 23.7% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Costa Rica peaked at 28.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 96th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21.9% | — |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 18.2% | 28.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 18.1% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.8% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.119 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 610,457 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Costa Rica?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Costa Rica was 23.7% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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