Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ecuador
Ecuador: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 34.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ecuador, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ecuador stood at 34.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ecuador peaked at 65.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2016.
That places Ecuador 68th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 65.2% | — |
| 2004 | 59.7% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 35.8% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.1% | 59.7% | 65.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 32.8% | 55.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 34.6% | 39.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 65 Republic of Korea 35.0% compare
- 66 Ukraine 34.9% compare
- 67 Belize 34.7% compare
- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 32.8% compare
- 70 Solomon Islands 32.7% compare
- 71 Bahamas 32.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Ecuador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0672 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.02 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 Ecuador?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ecuador was 34.6% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Ecuador ranks 68th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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