Kenya vs Nigeria: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Kenya
-1.38
in 2019
Nigeria
-1.66
in 2019
Kenya rank
172nd
Nigeria rank
174th
Physical Integrity Rights Score over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports -1.38 against -1.66 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.28.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 172nd and Nigeria ranks 174th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0022 | -1.43 | 1.43 | Kenya |
| 1970s | -0.0331 | -0.5571 | 0.524 | Kenya |
| 1980s | -0.3673 | -0.1869 | 0.1804 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | -0.9471 | -1.63 | 0.681 | Kenya |
| 2000s | -1.13 | -1.69 | 0.56 | Kenya |
| 2010s | -1.01 | -1.7 | 0.6834 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Kenya, at -1.38 against -1.66 in Nigeria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.28, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for physical integrity rights score?
- Kenya ranks 172nd and Nigeria ranks 174th 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.