Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 14.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nicaragua, 2004–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 14.3% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2018.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nicaragua peaked at 21.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2012.
That places Nicaragua 129th out of 147 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.9% | — |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -41.8% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +64.3% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 12.9% | 21.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 12.3% | 21.4% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Nicaragua
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 105.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 244,832 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 244,832 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.06 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nicaragua?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nicaragua was 14.3% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2012.
- How does Nicaragua rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Nicaragua ranks 129th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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