Physical Integrity Rights Index in Croatia
Croatia: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.963 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.963
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.972
in 2010
All-time low
0.067
in 1941
Years of data
85
1941–2025
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Croatia, 1941–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights index in Croatia is 0.963, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Croatia peaked at 0.972 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.067, in 1941.
That places Croatia 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 85 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 0.067 | — |
| 1942 | 0.067 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.067 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.067 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.233 | +247.8% |
| 1946 | 0.348 | +49.4% |
| 1947 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.383 | +10.1% |
| 1950 | 0.481 | +25.6% |
| 1951 | 0.536 | +11.4% |
| 1952 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.578 | +7.8% |
| 1955 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.618 | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.659 | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.683 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.613 | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.536 | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.523 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.669 | +27.9% |
| 1994 | 0.668 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.654 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.843 | +28.9% |
| 1997 | 0.892 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.844 | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.905 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.949 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.972 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.946 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.962 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.936 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.936 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.948 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.936 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.963 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.963 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.949, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.963 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.938, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2142 | 0.067 | 0.383 | 9 |
| 1950s | 0.5557 | 0.481 | 0.578 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.59 | 0.578 | 0.618 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.618 | 0.618 | 0.618 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6693 | 0.618 | 0.683 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7147 | 0.523 | 0.905 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.949 | 0.949 | 0.949 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9612 | 0.936 | 0.972 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.956 | 0.936 | 0.963 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More social development data for Croatia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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 Croatia?
- Physical integrity rights index in Croatia was 0.963 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.972 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.067 in 1941.
- How does Croatia rank for physical integrity rights index?
- Croatia ranks 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.