Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 32.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Vanuatu, 2005–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Vanuatu stood at 32.3%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 110.5% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Vanuatu peaked at 32.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2012.
That places Vanuatu 73rd out of 147 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.8% | — |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -42.2% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +47.1% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | +110.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 12.4% | 22.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 70 Solomon Islands 32.7% compare
- 71 Bahamas 32.7% compare
- 72 Malaysia 32.6% compare
- 74 Seychelles 31.6% compare
- 75 Burkina Faso 29.0% compare
- 75 Libya 29.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Vanuatu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 286,107 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.29 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,036 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9262 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,036 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8929 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Vanuatu?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Vanuatu was 32.3% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2012.
- How does Vanuatu rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Vanuatu ranks 73rd out of 147 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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