Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Guinea-Bissau or Somalia?

Somalia, at 0.549 against 0.518 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia: Physical Integrity Rights Index

Guinea-Bissau

0.518

in 2025

Somalia

0.549

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

120th

Somalia rank

117th

Physical Integrity Rights Index over time

Guinea-Bissau
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.549 against 0.518 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.031.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 120th and Somalia ranks 117th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.032	0.665	0.633	Somalia
1910s	0.032	0.61	0.578	Somalia
1920s	0.032	0.456	0.424	Somalia
1930s	0.032	0.456	0.424	Somalia
1940s	0.045	0.5767	0.5317	Somalia
1950s	0.045	0.573	0.528	Somalia
1960s	0.0324	0.6228	0.5904	Somalia
1970s	0.1377	0.043	0.0947	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	0.1265	0.043	0.0835	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0.3326	0.1117	0.2209	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.5332	0.1234	0.4098	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.6263	0.2619	0.3644	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.7507	0.3695	0.3812	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Guinea-Bissau or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.549 against 0.518 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?: 0.031, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Somalia rank globally for physical integrity rights index?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 120th and Somalia ranks 117th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.