Physical Integrity Rights Index in Armenia
Armenia: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.791 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.791
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
87th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.926
in 2019
All-time low
0.017
in 1950
Years of data
108
1918–2025
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Armenia, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, physical integrity rights index in Armenia stood at 0.791.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Armenia peaked at 0.926 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.017, in 1950.
Armenia ranks 87th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.057 | — |
| 1919 | 0.053 | -7.0% |
| 1920 | 0.058 | +9.4% |
| 1921 | 0.064 | +10.3% |
| 1922 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.055 | -14.1% |
| 1924 | 0.03 | -45.5% |
| 1925 | 0.027 | -10.0% |
| 1926 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.021 | -22.2% |
| 1937 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.025 | +19.0% |
| 1942 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.028 | +12.0% |
| 1947 | 0.019 | -32.1% |
| 1948 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.017 | -10.5% |
| 1951 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.019 | +11.8% |
| 1954 | 0.295 | +1452.6% |
| 1955 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.301 | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.345 | +14.6% |
| 1958 | 0.35 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.344 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.348 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.343 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.343 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.348 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.343 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.343 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.343 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.346 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.342 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.348 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.346 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.348 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.342 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.347 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.345 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.349 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.343 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.343 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.382 | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.486 | +27.2% |
| 1987 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.622 | +28.0% |
| 1991 | 0.652 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.562 | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.464 | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 0.466 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.465 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.49 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.474 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.441 | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.425 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.46 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.533 | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.532 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.533 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.455 | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.599 | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 0.599 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.599 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.441 | -26.4% |
| 2009 | 0.719 | +63.0% |
| 2010 | 0.764 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.789 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.785 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.787 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.92 | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.926 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.889 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.912 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.829 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.814 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.791 | -2.8% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.791 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.789, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.791 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.938, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Index in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +1452.6% | 0.019 | 0.295 |
| 2009 | +63.0% | 0.441 | 0.719 |
| 1924 | -45.5% | 0.055 | 0.03 |
| 1947 | -32.1% | 0.028 | 0.019 |
| 2005 | +31.6% | 0.455 | 0.599 |
| 1990 | +28.0% | 0.486 | 0.622 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.055 | 0.053 | 0.057 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.0406 | 0.027 | 0.064 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0246 | 0.021 | 0.027 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0231 | 0.019 | 0.028 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2006 | 0.017 | 0.35 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3453 | 0.343 | 0.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3456 | 0.342 | 0.348 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4053 | 0.343 | 0.486 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5061 | 0.425 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.547 | 0.441 | 0.719 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8077 | 0.764 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8602 | 0.791 | 0.926 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights index in Armenia?
- Physical integrity rights index in Armenia was 0.791 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.926 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 in 1950.
- How does Armenia rank for physical integrity rights index?
- Armenia ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.