Congo vs South Africa: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Congo
-0.4605
in 2019
South Africa
-0.5153
in 2019
Congo rank
150th
South Africa rank
153rd
Physical Integrity Rights Score over time
- Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
Congo currently reports -0.4605 against -0.5153 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0548.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 150th and South Africa ranks 153rd of 193 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.4737 | -1.34 | 0.8666 | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.1535 | -1.51 | 1.67 | Congo |
| 1980s | -0.0177 | -1.79 | 1.77 | Congo |
| 1990s | -1.18 | -1.35 | 0.1755 | Congo |
| 2000s | -0.3157 | -0.4413 | 0.1256 | Congo |
| 2010s | -0.3037 | -0.5695 | 0.2657 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Congo or South Africa?
- Congo, at -0.4605 against -0.5153 in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between Congo and South Africa?
- 0.0548, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Congo and South Africa rank globally for physical integrity rights score?
- Congo ranks 150th and South Africa ranks 153rd 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.