Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Cape Verde or Namibia?

Namibia, at 2.16 against 2.14 in Cape Verde as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Namibia?

44 years are reported by both, from 1976 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.

Cape Verde vs Namibia: Physical Integrity Rights Score

Cape Verde

2.14

in 2019

Namibia

2.16

in 2019

Cape Verde rank

51st

Namibia rank

49th

Physical Integrity Rights Score over time

Cape Verde
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2.16 against 2.14 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 49th of 193 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.3565	-1.05	1.4	Cape Verde
1980s	0.987	-1.2	2.19	Cape Verde
1990s	1.8	0.2494	1.55	Cape Verde
2000s	1.83	0.6618	1.17	Cape Verde
2010s	1.84	1.62	0.2209	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Cape Verde or Namibia?: Namibia, at 2.16 against 2.14 in Cape Verde as of 2019.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between Cape Verde and Namibia?: 0.02, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Namibia?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Cape Verde and Namibia rank globally for physical integrity rights score?: Cape Verde ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 49th 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.