Botswana vs South Korea: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Botswana
1.89
in 2019
South Korea
1.85
in 2019
Botswana rank
56th
South Korea rank
59th
Physical Integrity Rights Score over time
- Botswana
- South Korea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.89 against 1.85 in South Korea, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 56th and South Korea ranks 59th of 193 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 | -0.0029 | 1.55 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1.76 | -0.4695 | 2.23 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.66 | -0.7633 | 2.43 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.37 | -0.097 | 1.47 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.07 | 0.416 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1.71 | 0.0865 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Botswana or South Korea?
- Botswana, at 1.89 against 1.85 in South Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between Botswana and South Korea?
- 0.04, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Korea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do Botswana and South Korea rank globally for physical integrity rights score?
- Botswana ranks 56th and South Korea ranks 59th 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.