South Korea vs Singapore: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Physical Integrity Rights Score over time
- South Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.85 against 1.73 in Singapore, a difference of 0.12.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 59th and Singapore ranks 61st of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0034 | -0.2888 | 0.2922 | South Korea |
| 1970s | -0.4695 | -0.4138 | 0.0557 | Singapore |
| 1980s | -0.7633 | 0.2912 | 1.05 | Singapore |
| 1990s | -0.097 | 1.01 | 1.11 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.65 | 0.5829 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 2 | 0.2907 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights score, South Korea or Singapore?
- South Korea, at 1.85 against 1.73 in Singapore as of 2019.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between South Korea and Singapore?
- 0.12, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for physical integrity rights score?
- South Korea ranks 59th and Singapore ranks 61st 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.