Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Ireland or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.977 against 0.974 in Ireland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Ireland vs Netherlands: Physical Integrity Rights Index

Ireland

0.974

in 2025

Netherlands

0.977

in 2025

Ireland rank

15th

Netherlands rank

12th

Physical Integrity Rights Index over time

Ireland
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.977 against 0.974 in Ireland, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 8 and Netherlands in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.821	0.3	0.521	Ireland
1790s	0.821	0.2895	0.5315	Ireland
1800s	0.821	0.363	0.458	Ireland
1810s	0.821	0.6135	0.2075	Ireland
1820s	0.821	0.766	0.055	Ireland
1830s	0.821	0.766	0.055	Ireland
1840s	0.821	0.7792	0.0418	Ireland
1850s	0.821	0.898	0.077	Netherlands
1860s	0.821	0.898	0.077	Netherlands
1870s	0.821	0.898	0.077	Netherlands
1880s	0.821	0.898	0.077	Netherlands
1890s	0.821	0.898	0.077	Netherlands
1900s	0.821	0.898	0.077	Netherlands
1910s	0.7746	0.898	0.1234	Netherlands
1920s	0.6957	0.898	0.2023	Netherlands
1930s	0.88	0.898	0.018	Netherlands
1940s	0.916	0.466	0.45	Ireland
1950s	0.916	0.9452	0.0292	Netherlands
1960s	0.916	0.977	0.061	Netherlands
1970s	0.9403	0.977	0.0367	Netherlands
1980s	0.9563	0.977	0.0207	Netherlands
1990s	0.962	0.977	0.015	Netherlands
2000s	0.962	0.977	0.015	Netherlands
2010s	0.9644	0.977	0.0126	Netherlands
2020s	0.974	0.977	0.003	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Ireland or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.977 against 0.974 in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Ireland and Netherlands?: 0.003, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for physical integrity rights index?: Ireland ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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.