What is physical integrity rights index in Ethiopia?

Physical integrity rights index in Ethiopia was 0.266 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Ethiopia?

The highest recorded value was 0.521 in 2018.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Ethiopia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1975.

How does Ethiopia rank for physical integrity rights index?

Ethiopia ranks 149th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ethiopia 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.

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Ethiopia

Name: Physical Integrity Rights Index in Ethiopia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ethiopia: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.266 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.266

Change on year

up 3.1%

World rank

149th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.521

in 2018

All-time low

0.05

in 1975

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Ethiopia, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.266 for physical integrity rights index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.521 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1975.

Ethiopia ranks 149th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Physical Integrity Rights Index in Ethiopia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.136	—
1790	0.136	+0.0%
1791	0.136	+0.0%
1792	0.136	+0.0%
1793	0.136	+0.0%
1794	0.136	+0.0%
1795	0.136	+0.0%
1796	0.136	+0.0%
1797	0.136	+0.0%
1798	0.136	+0.0%
1799	0.136	+0.0%
1800	0.136	+0.0%
1801	0.136	+0.0%
1802	0.136	+0.0%
1803	0.136	+0.0%
1804	0.136	+0.0%
1805	0.136	+0.0%
1806	0.136	+0.0%
1807	0.136	+0.0%
1808	0.136	+0.0%
1809	0.136	+0.0%
1810	0.136	+0.0%
1811	0.136	+0.0%
1812	0.136	+0.0%
1813	0.136	+0.0%
1814	0.136	+0.0%
1815	0.136	+0.0%
1816	0.136	+0.0%
1817	0.136	+0.0%
1818	0.136	+0.0%
1819	0.136	+0.0%
1820	0.136	+0.0%
1821	0.136	+0.0%
1822	0.136	+0.0%
1823	0.136	+0.0%
1824	0.136	+0.0%
1825	0.136	+0.0%
1826	0.136	+0.0%
1827	0.136	+0.0%
1828	0.136	+0.0%
1829	0.136	+0.0%
1830	0.136	+0.0%
1831	0.136	+0.0%
1832	0.136	+0.0%
1833	0.136	+0.0%
1834	0.136	+0.0%
1835	0.136	+0.0%
1836	0.136	+0.0%
1837	0.136	+0.0%
1838	0.136	+0.0%
1839	0.136	+0.0%
1840	0.136	+0.0%
1841	0.136	+0.0%
1842	0.136	+0.0%
1843	0.136	+0.0%
1844	0.136	+0.0%
1845	0.136	+0.0%
1846	0.136	+0.0%
1847	0.136	+0.0%
1848	0.136	+0.0%
1849	0.136	+0.0%
1850	0.136	+0.0%
1851	0.136	+0.0%
1852	0.136	+0.0%
1853	0.136	+0.0%
1854	0.136	+0.0%
1855	0.136	+0.0%
1856	0.136	+0.0%
1857	0.136	+0.0%
1858	0.136	+0.0%
1859	0.136	+0.0%
1860	0.136	+0.0%
1861	0.136	+0.0%
1862	0.136	+0.0%
1863	0.136	+0.0%
1864	0.136	+0.0%
1865	0.136	+0.0%
1866	0.136	+0.0%
1867	0.136	+0.0%
1868	0.136	+0.0%
1869	0.136	+0.0%
1870	0.136	+0.0%
1871	0.136	+0.0%
1872	0.136	+0.0%
1873	0.136	+0.0%
1874	0.136	+0.0%
1875	0.136	+0.0%
1876	0.136	+0.0%
1877	0.136	+0.0%
1878	0.136	+0.0%
1879	0.136	+0.0%
1880	0.136	+0.0%
1881	0.136	+0.0%
1882	0.136	+0.0%
1883	0.136	+0.0%
1884	0.136	+0.0%
1885	0.136	+0.0%
1886	0.136	+0.0%
1887	0.25	+83.8%
1888	0.25	+0.0%
1889	0.25	+0.0%
1890	0.25	+0.0%
1891	0.25	+0.0%
1892	0.25	+0.0%
1893	0.25	+0.0%
1894	0.25	+0.0%
1895	0.25	+0.0%
1896	0.25	+0.0%
1897	0.25	+0.0%
1898	0.25	+0.0%
1899	0.25	+0.0%
1900	0.25	+0.0%
1901	0.279	+11.6%
1902	0.279	+0.0%
1903	0.279	+0.0%
1904	0.279	+0.0%
1905	0.279	+0.0%
1906	0.279	+0.0%
1907	0.279	+0.0%
1908	0.279	+0.0%
1909	0.279	+0.0%
1910	0.279	+0.0%
1911	0.279	+0.0%
1912	0.279	+0.0%
1913	0.296	+6.1%
1914	0.296	+0.0%
1915	0.296	+0.0%
1916	0.296	+0.0%
1917	0.312	+5.4%
1918	0.312	+0.0%
1919	0.312	+0.0%
1920	0.312	+0.0%
1921	0.312	+0.0%
1922	0.312	+0.0%
1923	0.312	+0.0%
1924	0.312	+0.0%
1925	0.312	+0.0%
1926	0.312	+0.0%
1927	0.312	+0.0%
1928	0.312	+0.0%
1929	0.302	-3.2%
1930	0.302	+0.0%
1931	0.302	+0.0%
1932	0.302	+0.0%
1933	0.302	+0.0%
1934	0.302	+0.0%
1935	0.302	+0.0%
1936	0.254	-15.9%
1937	0.254	+0.0%
1938	0.254	+0.0%
1939	0.254	+0.0%
1940	0.254	+0.0%
1941	0.313	+23.2%
1942	0.313	+0.0%
1943	0.313	+0.0%
1944	0.313	+0.0%
1945	0.313	+0.0%
1946	0.313	+0.0%
1947	0.313	+0.0%
1948	0.313	+0.0%
1949	0.313	+0.0%
1950	0.313	+0.0%
1951	0.313	+0.0%
1952	0.313	+0.0%
1953	0.313	+0.0%
1954	0.313	+0.0%
1955	0.313	+0.0%
1956	0.313	+0.0%
1957	0.313	+0.0%
1958	0.313	+0.0%
1959	0.313	+0.0%
1960	0.313	+0.0%
1961	0.313	+0.0%
1962	0.313	+0.0%
1963	0.313	+0.0%
1964	0.313	+0.0%
1965	0.313	+0.0%
1966	0.313	+0.0%
1967	0.313	+0.0%
1968	0.313	+0.0%
1969	0.313	+0.0%
1970	0.313	+0.0%
1971	0.313	+0.0%
1972	0.313	+0.0%
1973	0.313	+0.0%
1974	0.193	-38.3%
1975	0.05	-74.1%
1976	0.05	+0.0%
1977	0.05	+0.0%
1978	0.053	+6.0%
1979	0.053	+0.0%
1980	0.056	+5.7%
1981	0.056	+0.0%
1982	0.056	+0.0%
1983	0.056	+0.0%
1984	0.056	+0.0%
1985	0.056	+0.0%
1986	0.056	+0.0%
1987	0.056	+0.0%
1988	0.066	+17.9%
1989	0.066	+0.0%
1990	0.066	+0.0%
1991	0.267	+304.5%
1992	0.311	+16.5%
1993	0.311	+0.0%
1994	0.311	+0.0%
1995	0.311	+0.0%
1996	0.311	+0.0%
1997	0.311	+0.0%
1998	0.311	+0.0%
1999	0.311	+0.0%
2000	0.311	+0.0%
2001	0.311	+0.0%
2002	0.311	+0.0%
2003	0.311	+0.0%
2004	0.311	+0.0%
2005	0.311	+0.0%
2006	0.313	+0.6%
2007	0.336	+7.3%
2008	0.336	+0.0%
2009	0.336	+0.0%
2010	0.34	+1.2%
2011	0.34	+0.0%
2012	0.34	+0.0%
2013	0.312	-8.2%
2014	0.286	-8.3%
2015	0.267	-6.6%
2016	0.232	-13.1%
2017	0.204	-12.1%
2018	0.521	+155.4%
2019	0.511	-1.9%
2020	0.483	-5.5%
2021	0.446	-7.7%
2022	0.371	-16.8%
2023	0.332	-10.5%
2024	0.258	-22.3%
2025	0.266	+3.1%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

Ethiopia's 0.266 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.324, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Ethiopia's 0.266 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5575, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.136	0.136	0.136	1
1790s	0.136	0.136	0.136	10
1800s	0.136	0.136	0.136	10
1810s	0.136	0.136	0.136	10
1820s	0.136	0.136	0.136	10
1830s	0.136	0.136	0.136	10
1840s	0.136	0.136	0.136	10
1850s	0.136	0.136	0.136	10
1860s	0.136	0.136	0.136	10
1870s	0.136	0.136	0.136	10
1880s	0.1702	0.136	0.25	10
1890s	0.25	0.25	0.25	10
1900s	0.2761	0.25	0.279	10
1910s	0.2957	0.279	0.312	10
1920s	0.311	0.302	0.312	10
1930s	0.2828	0.254	0.302	10
1940s	0.3071	0.254	0.313	10
1950s	0.313	0.313	0.313	10
1960s	0.313	0.313	0.313	10
1970s	0.1701	0.05	0.313	10
1980s	0.058	0.056	0.066	10
1990s	0.2821	0.066	0.311	10
2000s	0.3187	0.311	0.336	10
2010s	0.3353	0.204	0.521	10
2020s	0.3593	0.258	0.483	6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

146 Mozambique 0.314 compare
147 Philippines 0.309 compare
148 Kyrgyzstan 0.306 compare
150 Saudi Arabia 0.264 compare
151 Guinea 0.256 compare
152 Iran 0.236 compare

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More social development data for Ethiopia

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0075 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights index in Ethiopia?: Physical integrity rights index in Ethiopia was 0.266 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 0.521 in 2018.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1975.
How does Ethiopia rank for physical integrity rights index?: Ethiopia ranks 149th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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