Belgium vs Ireland: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Belgium
3.16
in 2019
Ireland
3.12
in 2019
Belgium rank
22nd
Ireland rank
24th
Physical Integrity Rights Score over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.16 against 3.12 in Ireland, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Ireland ahead.
Belgium ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 24th of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4921 | 0.7384 | 0.2463 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.6898 | 0.7962 | 0.1064 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 0.6939 | 0.3985 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.94 | 1.34 | 0.5983 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2.58 | 1.84 | 0.7382 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.83 | 2.38 | 0.448 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.22 | 2.48 | 0.2533 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 2.89 | 2.87 | 0.0204 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at 3.16 against 3.12 in Ireland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.04, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2019.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for physical integrity rights score?
- Belgium ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 24th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Fariss et al. (2020) β 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
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.