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Crime > Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The percentage of the prison population that is being held pre-trial / on remand. Data for 2003.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 ParaguayParaguay 92.7% 2003
2 HaitiHaiti 83.5% 2003
3 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 79.8% 2003
4 HondurasHonduras 78.5% 2003
5 AndorraAndorra 77% 2003
6 MozambiqueMozambique 72.9% 2003
7 UruguayUruguay 72.5% 2003
8 IndiaIndia 70.4% 2003
9 EcuadorEcuador 69.9% 2003
=10 PeruPeru 67.2% 2003
=10 MaliMali 67.2% 2003
12 PakistanPakistan 66.1% 2003
13 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 65.8% 2003
14 UgandaUganda 65.7% 2003
15 MadagascarMadagascar 65.4% 2003
16 BeninBenin 64.5% 2003
17 NigeriaNigeria 63% 2003
18 LibyaLibya 62.6% 2003
19 BangladeshBangladesh 60.3% 2003
20 NepalNepal 59.8% 2003
21 BurundiBurundi 59.4% 2003
22 AngolaAngola 58.9% 2003
23 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 58.5% 2003
24 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 58.3% 2003
25 GuatemalaGuatemala 58% 2003
26 DjiboutiDjibouti 57.2% 2003
27 TogoTogo 55.4% 2003
28 LebanonLebanon 55.2% 2003
29 PanamaPanama 55% 2003
30 ArgentinaArgentina 54% 2003
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 53.33% 2003
31 VenezuelaVenezuela 52.1% 2003
32 Sri LankaSri Lanka 51.6% 2003
33 GuineaGuinea 51.3% 2003
34 TurkeyTurkey 51% 2003
35 El SalvadorEl Salvador 49.7% 2003
36 SwazilandSwaziland 49.6% 2003
37 CameroonCameroon 49.2% 2003
38 TanzaniaTanzania 49% 2003
39 AlbaniaAlbania 44.9% 2003
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 44.31% 2003
40 LuxembourgLuxembourg 43.6% 2003
41 DominicaDominica 43.4% 2003
42 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 43% 2003
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 42.77% 2003
43 JordanJordan 41.8% 2003
44 SurinameSuriname 41.4% 2003
45 ColombiaColombia 41.1% 2003
46 MoroccoMorocco 40.7% 2003
47 ChileChile 40.4% 2003
48 IndonesiaIndonesia 39.7% 2003
49 Costa RicaCosta Rica 39.5% 2003
50 KenyaKenya 39.4% 2003
51 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 38.9% 2003
52 GeorgiaGeorgia 38.7% 2003
53 PhilippinesPhilippines 38.2% 2003
54 FranceFrance 37.4% 2003
55 ItalyItaly 37% 2003
56 BelgiumBelgium 36.7% 2003
57 AlgeriaAlgeria 36.1% 2003
58 BoliviaBolivia 36% 2003
59 LatviaLatvia 35.9% 2003
60 QatarQatar 35.5% 2003
61 LesothoLesotho 35.3% 2003
62 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 35.2% 2003
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 34.92% 2003
63 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 34.8% 2003
64 CroatiaCroatia 33.8% 2003
=65 SlovakiaSlovakia 33.1% 2003
=65 SenegalSenegal 33.1% 2003
=65 MaltaMalta 33.1% 2003
68 ArmeniaArmenia 32.1% 2003
=69 NetherlandsNetherlands 31.3% 2003
=69 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 31.3% 2003
71 NicaraguaNicaragua 30.8% 2003
72 MalaysiaMalaysia 30.7% 2003
73 CambodiaCambodia 30.5% 2003
74 ZimbabweZimbabwe 29.6% 2003
75 DenmarkDenmark 29.5% 2003
76 BahrainBahrain 29.3% 2003
77 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 29.2% 2003
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 28.67% 2003
78 GreeceGreece 28.5% 2003
79 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 28.4% 2003
80 South AfricaSouth Africa 28.3% 2003
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 28.13% 2003
81 BrazilBrazil 28.1% 2003
82 GuyanaGuyana 27.7% 2003
83 AustriaAustria 26.8% 2003
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 26.6% 2003
84 ThailandThailand 26.4% 2003
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 25.9% 2003
85 PortugalPortugal 25.8% 2003
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 25.77% 2003
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 25.67% 2003
86 PolandPoland 25.6% 2003
=87 SloveniaSlovenia 25.5% 2003
=87 ZambiaZambia 25.5% 2003
89 IranIran 24.8% 2003
90 GhanaGhana 24.5% 2003
91 EstoniaEstonia 23.7% 2003
92 MalawiMalawi 23.5% 2003
=93 The BahamasThe Bahamas 22.7% 2003
=93 TunisiaTunisia 22.7% 2003
=95 BarbadosBarbados 22.6% 2003
=95 ChadChad 22.6% 2003
97 HungaryHungary 22.4% 2003
98 NorwayNorway 22.1% 2003
99 SpainSpain 21.9% 2003
100 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 21.5% 2003
101 UkraineUkraine 21.4% 2003
102 GermanyGermany 21.2% 2003
=103 CanadaCanada 21.1% 2003
=103 AustraliaAustralia 21.1% 2003
105 SwedenSweden 20.7% 2003
=106 MongoliaMongolia 20% 2003
=106 United StatesUnited States 20% 2003
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 19.82% 2003
108 BotswanaBotswana 19.6% 2003
=109 The GambiaThe Gambia 18.5% 2003
=109 BulgariaBulgaria 18.5% 2003
=109 RomaniaRomania 18.5% 2003
=112 New ZealandNew Zealand 18.3% 2003
=112 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 18.3% 2003
114 BelarusBelarus 17.5% 2003
115 JapanJapan 17.3% 2003
116 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 17.1% 2003
=117 LithuaniaLithuania 16.9% 2003
=117 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 16.9% 2003
=117 RussiaRussia 16.9% 2003
120 IsraelIsrael 15.5% 2003
121 GrenadaGrenada 15.2% 2003
122 KazakhstanKazakhstan 15.1% 2003
123 FijiFiji 13.7% 2003
124 CyprusCyprus 13.2% 2003
125 FinlandFinland 12.7% 2003
126 BelizeBelize 12.2% 2003
127 SingaporeSingapore 11.8% 2003
128 UzbekistanUzbekistan 11.5% 2003
129 JamaicaJamaica 11.4% 2003
130 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 10.8% 2003
131 VanuatuVanuatu 8.6% 2003
132 IcelandIceland 7.1% 2003
133 TongaTonga 5.3% 2003
134 NamibiaNamibia 5.2% 2003
135 MexicoMexico 4.6% 2003
136 MauritiusMauritius 4% 2003
137 RwandaRwanda 2.4% 2003
138 KiribatiKiribati 1.8% 2003
139 SeychellesSeychelles 1.3% 2003
=140 TajikistanTajikistan 0.0 2003
=140 SudanSudan 0.0 2003
=140 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.0 2003
=140 ComorosComoros 0.0 2003

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