Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 63.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Faroe Islands, 2003–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 63.6% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 409.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Faroe Islands peaked at 63.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2005.
That places Faroe Islands 10th out of 147 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 38.5% | — |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -74.0% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +233.3% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -62.5% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +400.0% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +34.0% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +137.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 10.0% | 38.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 12.5% | 62.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 63.6% | 63.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 7 Sri Lanka 66.2% compare
- 8 Philippines 65.2% compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 23.8% compare
- 9 Paraguay 63.9% compare
- 10 Türkiye 14.4% compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 62.3% compare
- 11 Viet Nam 11.5% compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 62.1% compare
- 13 Albania 62.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Faroe Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 57,146 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 105.8 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14,940 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.66 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2772 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14,940 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.06 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Faroe Islands?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Faroe Islands was 63.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2005.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Faroe Islands ranks 10th out of 147 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 409.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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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