South Africa vs Turkmenistan: Physical Integrity Rights Score
South Africa
-0.5153
in 2019
Turkmenistan
-0.5797
in 2019
South Africa rank
153rd
Turkmenistan rank
154th
Physical Integrity Rights Score over time
- South Africa
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -0.5153 against -0.5797 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0644.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
South Africa ranks 153rd and Turkmenistan ranks 154th of 193 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.29 | 0.4163 | 1.7 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | -0.4413 | -0.0531 | 0.3882 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | -0.5695 | -0.3229 | 0.2465 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights score, South Africa or Turkmenistan?
- South Africa, at -0.5153 against -0.5797 in Turkmenistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between South Africa and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0644, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkmenistan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do South Africa and Turkmenistan rank globally for physical integrity rights score?
- South Africa ranks 153rd and Turkmenistan ranks 154th 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.