Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 16.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
21.4
in 2010
All-time low
6.25
in 2002
Years of data
7
1999–2025
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Vanuatu, 1999–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Vanuatu is 16.1, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Vanuatu peaked at 21.4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.25, in 2002.
Vanuatu ranks 132nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.6 | — |
| 2002 | 6.25 | -68.1% |
| 2005 | 18.8 | +200.8% |
| 2010 | 21.4 | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 15.2 | -29.0% |
| 2024 | 16.1 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 16.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.53 | 6.25 | 18.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.3 | 15.2 | 21.4 | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More social development data for Vanuatu
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Vanuatu?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Vanuatu was 16.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.25 in 2002.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Vanuatu ranks 132nd out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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