Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Honduras
Honduras: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 49.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Honduras, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 49.2% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Honduras peaked at 63.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2023.
Honduras ranks 32nd of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 63.5% | — |
| 2010 | 50.9% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 49.2% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 49.5% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 49.2% | 57.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 29 Switzerland 51.9% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 51.1% compare
- 31 Canada 49.9% compare
- 33 Angola 48.5% compare
- 34 Luxembourg 48.3% compare
- 35 Senegal 48.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Honduras
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 459,820 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 459,820 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7094 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Honduras?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Honduras was 49.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Honduras ranks 32nd out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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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