Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 35.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
35.8
World rank
60th
of 150 countries
All-time high
70.4
in 2001
All-time low
35.8
in 2025
Years of data
6
2001–2025
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ecuador, 2001–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 35.8 for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ecuador peaked at 70.4 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 35.8, in 2025.
Ecuador ranks 60th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70.4 | — |
| 2005 | 63 | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 46 | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 37.2 | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 38 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 35.8 | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.8 | 46 | 70.4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.2 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 36.9 | 35.8 | 38 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,723 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ecuador?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ecuador was 35.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8 in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Ecuador ranks 60th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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