Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 42.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 42.9% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Papua New Guinea peaked at 42.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2005.
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.3% | — |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | +24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 34.4% | 38.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 42.9% | 42.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Papua New Guinea?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Papua New Guinea was 42.9% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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