Iran vs Turkey: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Iran
-1.73
in 2019
Turkey
-1.72
in 2019
Iran rank
179th
Turkey rank
178th
Physical Integrity Rights Score over time
- Iran
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports -1.72 against -1.73 in Iran, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Turkey ahead.
Iran ranks 179th and Turkey ranks 178th of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4963 | -0.1157 | 0.3806 | Turkey |
| 1950s | -1.03 | -0.2485 | 0.7794 | Turkey |
| 1960s | -1.4 | -0.4441 | 0.9544 | Turkey |
| 1970s | -1.59 | -0.9756 | 0.6139 | Turkey |
| 1980s | -2.73 | -1.38 | 1.35 | Turkey |
| 1990s | -1.48 | -1.54 | 0.056 | Iran |
| 2000s | -1.36 | -0.9024 | 0.4565 | Turkey |
| 2010s | -1.24 | -1.05 | 0.1928 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Iran or Turkey?
- Turkey, at -1.72 against -1.73 in Iran as of 2019.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between Iran and Turkey?
- 0.01, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2019.
- How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for physical integrity rights score?
- Iran ranks 179th and Turkey ranks 178th 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.