Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 14.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Kuwait, 2005–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Kuwait stood at 14.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Kuwait peaked at 17.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2016.
That places Kuwait 140th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.0% | — |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -40.7% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +205.9% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -14.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 14.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6%, 57% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 14.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.9%, 40% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 5.6% | 17.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.6% | 17.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More infrastructure data for Kuwait
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 572,621 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.83 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.118 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0192 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 572,621 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Kuwait?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Kuwait was 14.6% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2016.
- How does Kuwait rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Kuwait ranks 140th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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