Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in East Timor
East Timor: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 23.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in East Timor, 2003–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in East Timor is 23.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.6% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in East Timor peaked at 78.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2017.
East Timor ranks 103rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 64.7% | — |
| 2009 | 42.6% | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -25.6% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | +146.9% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -69.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 23.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 71% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 23.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.8%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 42.6% | 64.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 23.8% | 78.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More infrastructure data for East Timor
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,691 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1207 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,691 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in East Timor?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in East Timor was 23.8% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2017.
- How does East Timor rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- East Timor ranks 103rd out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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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