Physical Integrity Rights Index in Cyprus
Cyprus: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.982 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Cyprus, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.982 for physical integrity rights index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Cyprus peaked at 0.982 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.227, in 1955.
That places Cyprus 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.362 | — |
| 1901 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.317 | -12.4% |
| 1932 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.338 | +6.6% |
| 1943 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.227 | -32.8% |
| 1956 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.368 | +62.1% |
| 1960 | 0.437 | +18.8% |
| 1961 | 0.548 | +25.4% |
| 1962 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.512 | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.806 | +57.4% |
| 1976 | 0.822 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.886 | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.909 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.923 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.933 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.97 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.963 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.961 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.97 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.978 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.982 | +0.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.982 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.949, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.982 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.362 | 0.362 | 0.362 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.362 | 0.362 | 0.362 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.362 | 0.362 | 0.362 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3215 | 0.317 | 0.362 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3338 | 0.317 | 0.338 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2966 | 0.227 | 0.368 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5369 | 0.437 | 0.548 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6798 | 0.512 | 0.822 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.886 | 0.886 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.886 | 0.886 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9128 | 0.909 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9582 | 0.933 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9707 | 0.961 | 0.982 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More social development data for Cyprus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0352 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 Cyprus?
- Physical integrity rights index in Cyprus was 0.982 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.982 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.227 in 1955.
- How does Cyprus rank for physical integrity rights index?
- Cyprus ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.