Iran vs Iraq: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Iran
-1.73
in 2019
Iraq
-1.74
in 2019
Iran rank
179th
Iraq rank
180th
Physical Integrity Rights Score over time
- Iran
- Iraq
How they compare
Iran currently reports -1.73 against -1.74 in Iraq, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 179th and Iraq ranks 180th of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4963 | -0.5303 | 0.0339 | Iran |
| 1950s | -1.03 | -0.8466 | 0.1813 | Iraq |
| 1960s | -1.4 | -2.61 | 1.21 | Iran |
| 1970s | -1.59 | -2.16 | 0.5668 | Iran |
| 1980s | -2.73 | -2 | 0.7296 | Iraq |
| 1990s | -1.48 | -1.97 | 0.4851 | Iran |
| 2000s | -1.36 | -1.69 | 0.3333 | Iran |
| 2010s | -1.24 | -1.53 | 0.2877 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Iran or Iraq?
- Iran, at -1.73 against -1.74 in Iraq as of 2019.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between Iran and Iraq?
- 0.01, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2019.
- How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for physical integrity rights score?
- Iran ranks 179th and Iraq ranks 180th 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.