South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Physical Integrity Rights Score
South Africa
-0.5153
in 2019
Zimbabwe
-0.4662
in 2019
South Africa rank
153rd
Zimbabwe rank
151st
Physical Integrity Rights Score over time
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -0.4662 against -0.5153 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0491.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
South Africa ranks 153rd and Zimbabwe ranks 151st of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.37 | -0.6578 | 0.7132 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | -1.51 | -1.28 | 0.233 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -1.79 | -1.11 | 0.6742 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -1.35 | -0.1301 | 1.22 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -0.4413 | -1.19 | 0.7459 | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.5695 | -0.6473 | 0.0778 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights score, South Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -0.4662 against -0.5153 in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights score between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0491, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for physical integrity rights score?
- South Africa ranks 153rd and Zimbabwe ranks 151st 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.