Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Austria or Malta?

Malta, at 2.41 against 2.25 in Austria as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Malta?

56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Malta: Physical Integrity Rights Score

Austria

2.25

in 2019

Malta

2.41

in 2019

Austria rank

44th

Malta rank

41st

Physical Integrity Rights Score over time

Austria
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.41 against 2.25 in Austria, a difference of 0.16.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Malta ahead.

Austria ranks 44th and Malta ranks 41st of 193 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6753	1.58	0.9096	Malta
1970s	1.52	2.1	0.5867	Malta
1980s	1.92	2	0.0778	Malta
1990s	1.73	2.5	0.7668	Malta
2000s	1.62	2.53	0.9092	Malta
2010s	2.28	2.63	0.3435	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Austria or Malta?: Malta, at 2.41 against 2.25 in Austria as of 2019.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between Austria and Malta?: 0.16, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Malta?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.
How do Austria and Malta rank globally for physical integrity rights score?: Austria ranks 44th and Malta ranks 41st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 11,139 data points, 1946–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.