Ireland vs Japan: Physical Integrity Rights Score

Ireland
3.12
in 2019
Japan
2.87
in 2019
Ireland rank
24th
Japan rank
27th

Physical Integrity Rights Score over time

  • Ireland
  • Japan
0123194619822019

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 3.12 against 2.87 in Japan, a difference of 0.25.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 24th and Japan ranks 27th of 193 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Japan Difference Ahead
1940s 0.7384 0.2019 0.5366 Ireland
1950s 0.7962 0.189 0.6073 Ireland
1960s 0.6939 0.4659 0.228 Ireland
1970s 1.34 1.31 0.028 Ireland
1980s 1.84 1.98 0.1431 Japan
1990s 2.38 1.44 0.938 Ireland
2000s 2.48 2.02 0.4538 Ireland
2010s 2.87 2.47 0.3934 Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Ireland or Japan?
Ireland, at 3.12 against 2.87 in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between Ireland and Japan?
0.25, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for physical integrity rights score?
Ireland ranks 24th and Japan ranks 27th 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

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.