Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lesotho
Lesotho: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 19.5% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
19.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 147 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2007
All-time low
17.6%
in 2009
Years of data
6
2005–2016
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lesotho, 2005–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2016, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lesotho stood at 19.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lesotho peaked at 21.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2009.
That places Lesotho 115th out of 147 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.0% | — |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 17.6% | 21.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lesotho?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lesotho was 19.5% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Lesotho ranks 115th out of 147 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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