China vs India: Physical Integrity Rights Score
China
-1.2
in 2019
India
-1.06
in 2019
China rank
166th
India rank
163rd
Physical Integrity Rights Score over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports -1.06 against -1.2 in China, a difference of 0.14.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1947 it was India ahead.
China ranks 166th and India ranks 163rd of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.95 | -0.7056 | 1.24 | India |
| 1950s | -2.06 | -0.3609 | 1.7 | India |
| 1960s | -2.32 | -0.7476 | 1.58 | India |
| 1970s | -2.34 | -1.84 | 0.4951 | India |
| 1980s | -1.25 | -1.65 | 0.4011 | China |
| 1990s | -1.21 | -1.7 | 0.493 | China |
| 2000s | -1.39 | -1.53 | 0.1364 | China |
| 2010s | -1.2 | -1.11 | 0.0938 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights score, China or India?
- India, at -1.06 against -1.2 in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between China and India?
- 0.14, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2019.
- How do China and India rank globally for physical integrity rights score?
- China ranks 166th and India ranks 163rd 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
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.