Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Myanmar
Myanmar: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 22.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Myanmar, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2020, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Myanmar stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 103.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Myanmar peaked at 22.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2011.
That places Myanmar 103rd out of 147 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11.4% | — |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +50.6% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +33.7% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 8.3% | 20.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More infrastructure data for Myanmar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.31 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 558,671 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 558,671 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Myanmar?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Myanmar was 22.0% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2011.
- How does Myanmar rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Myanmar ranks 103rd out of 147 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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