North Korea vs Syria: Physical Integrity Rights Score
North Korea
-1.99
in 2019
Syria
-2.04
in 2019
North Korea rank
189th
Syria rank
192nd
Physical Integrity Rights Score over time
- North Korea
- Syria
How they compare
North Korea currently reports -1.99 against -2.04 in Syria, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Syria ahead.
North Korea ranks 189th and Syria ranks 192nd of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.75 | -0.2513 | 1.5 | Syria |
| 1950s | -1.82 | -0.2404 | 1.58 | Syria |
| 1960s | -1.79 | -0.6019 | 1.19 | Syria |
| 1970s | -1.79 | -1.36 | 0.4275 | Syria |
| 1980s | -1.74 | -1.96 | 0.2211 | North Korea |
| 1990s | -1.48 | -0.9486 | 0.5297 | Syria |
| 2000s | -1.59 | -0.6833 | 0.9085 | Syria |
| 2010s | -1.72 | -1.89 | 0.172 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights score, North Korea or Syria?
- North Korea, at -1.99 against -2.04 in Syria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between North Korea and Syria?
- 0.05, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2019.
- How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for physical integrity rights score?
- North Korea ranks 189th and Syria ranks 192nd 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.