Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.782 against 0.728 in Tanzania as of 2025.

What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?

0.054, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?

112 years are reported by both, from 1914 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.

Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Physical Integrity Rights Index

Papua New Guinea

0.782

in 2025

Tanzania

0.728

in 2025

Papua New Guinea rank

91st

Tanzania rank

94th

Physical Integrity Rights Index over time

Papua New Guinea
Tanzania

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.782 against 0.728 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.054.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Tanzania ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 91st and Tanzania ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.395	0.415	0.02	Tanzania
1920s	0.395	0.485	0.09	Tanzania
1930s	0.395	0.485	0.09	Tanzania
1940s	0.5194	0.485	0.0344	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.706	0.4364	0.2696	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.706	0.7741	0.0681	Tanzania
1970s	0.7585	0.8187	0.0602	Tanzania
1980s	0.811	0.8199	0.0089	Tanzania
1990s	0.811	0.799	0.012	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.811	0.7998	0.0112	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.7859	0.7901	0.0042	Tanzania
2020s	0.802	0.8023	0.0003	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.782 against 0.728 in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?: 0.054, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?: 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for physical integrity rights index?: Papua New Guinea ranks 91st and Tanzania ranks 94th 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

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