Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Namibia or Seychelles?

Seychelles, at 2.19 against 2.16 in Namibia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Seychelles?

44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.

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.

Namibia vs Seychelles: Physical Integrity Rights Score

Namibia

2.16

in 2019

Seychelles

2.19

in 2019

Namibia rank

49th

Seychelles rank

48th

Physical Integrity Rights Score over time

Namibia
Seychelles

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 2.19 against 2.16 in Namibia, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Seychelles ahead.

Namibia ranks 49th and Seychelles ranks 48th of 193 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
1970s	-1.05	0.4792	1.52	Seychelles
1980s	-1.2	0.2544	1.46	Seychelles
1990s	0.2494	1.16	0.9119	Seychelles
2000s	0.6618	1.84	1.17	Seychelles
2010s	1.62	1.92	0.3044	Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights score, Namibia or Seychelles?: Seychelles, at 2.19 against 2.16 in Namibia as of 2019.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between Namibia and Seychelles?: 0.03, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Seychelles?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Namibia and Seychelles rank globally for physical integrity rights score?: Namibia ranks 49th and Seychelles ranks 48th 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: 06 August 2026

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.