Physical Integrity Rights Index in Hungary
Hungary: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.955 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Hungary, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.955 for physical integrity rights index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Hungary peaked at 0.977 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.042, in 1957.
Hungary ranks 25th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.776 | — |
| 1790 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.33 | -57.5% |
| 1850 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.495 | +50.0% |
| 1856 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.558 | +12.7% |
| 1861 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.631 | +13.1% |
| 1869 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.521 | -17.4% |
| 1872 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.26 | -50.1% |
| 1920 | 0.4 | +53.8% |
| 1921 | 0.566 | +41.5% |
| 1922 | 0.579 | +2.3% |
| 1923 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.572 | -1.2% |
| 1938 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.498 | -12.9% |
| 1941 | 0.42 | -15.7% |
| 1942 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.409 | -2.6% |
| 1944 | 0.163 | -60.1% |
| 1945 | 0.224 | +37.4% |
| 1946 | 0.272 | +21.4% |
| 1947 | 0.291 | +7.0% |
| 1948 | 0.151 | -48.1% |
| 1949 | 0.095 | -37.1% |
| 1950 | 0.064 | -32.6% |
| 1951 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.097 | +51.6% |
| 1955 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.066 | -32.0% |
| 1957 | 0.042 | -36.4% |
| 1958 | 0.215 | +411.9% |
| 1959 | 0.312 | +45.1% |
| 1960 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.373 | +19.6% |
| 1962 | 0.388 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.489 | +26.0% |
| 1964 | 0.526 | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.578 | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 0.634 | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.687 | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.701 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.881 | +25.7% |
| 1990 | 0.948 | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.923 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.938 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.952 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.938 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.958 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.977 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.973 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.962 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.955 | -0.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.955 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.949, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.955 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.776 | 0.776 | 0.776 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.776 | 0.776 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.776 | 0.776 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.776 | 0.776 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.776 | 0.776 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.776 | 0.776 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.7314 | 0.33 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.4125 | 0.33 | 0.495 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5726 | 0.558 | 0.631 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.532 | 0.521 | 0.631 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.521 | 0.521 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.521 | 0.521 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.521 | 0.521 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4949 | 0.26 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5598 | 0.4 | 0.579 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5769 | 0.572 | 0.579 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2943 | 0.095 | 0.498 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1085 | 0.042 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4878 | 0.312 | 0.634 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.687 | 0.687 | 0.687 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.719 | 0.701 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.948 | 0.948 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9425 | 0.923 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9482 | 0.938 | 0.958 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9677 | 0.955 | 0.977 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More social development data for Hungary
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 71,332 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,055 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,055 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights index in Hungary?
- Physical integrity rights index in Hungary was 0.955 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.977 in 2020.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.042 in 1957.
- How does Hungary rank for physical integrity rights index?
- Hungary ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.