Physical Integrity Rights Index in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.818 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Index in North Macedonia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, physical integrity rights index in North Macedonia stood at 0.818.
The figure is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in North Macedonia peaked at 0.884 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 1941.
North Macedonia ranks 79th 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.191 | — |
| 1790 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.404 | +111.5% |
| 1840 | 0.447 | +10.6% |
| 1841 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.345 | -22.8% |
| 1877 | 0.161 | -53.3% |
| 1878 | 0.254 | +57.8% |
| 1879 | 0.254 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.172 | -32.3% |
| 1881 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.18 | +4.7% |
| 1909 | 0.312 | +73.3% |
| 1910 | 0.302 | -3.2% |
| 1911 | 0.204 | -32.5% |
| 1912 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.429 | +110.3% |
| 1915 | 0.383 | -10.7% |
| 1916 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.581 | +51.7% |
| 1920 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.561 | -3.4% |
| 1928 | 0.544 | -3.0% |
| 1929 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.513 | -5.7% |
| 1941 | 0.06 | -88.3% |
| 1942 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.233 | +288.3% |
| 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 | 0.657 | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.711 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.691 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.614 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.741 | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 0.823 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.823 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.873 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.862 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.859 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.884 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.867 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.803 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.74 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.746 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.718 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.688 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.747 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.788 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.882 | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.852 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.868 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.809 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.818 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.818 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.789, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.818 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.938, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0.191 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2123 | 0.191 | 0.404 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.447 | 0.447 | 0.447 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.447 | 0.447 | 0.447 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.447 | 0.447 | 0.447 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3696 | 0.161 | 0.447 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1868 | 0.172 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3456 | 0.204 | 0.581 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5716 | 0.544 | 0.581 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.544 | 0.544 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2413 | 0.06 | 0.513 | 10 |
| 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 | 0.681 | 0.613 | 0.711 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8021 | 0.614 | 0.873 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7863 | 0.688 | 0.884 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8305 | 0.809 | 0.868 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More social development data for North Macedonia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,822 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (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 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 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 North Macedonia?
- Physical integrity rights index in North Macedonia was 0.818 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.884 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1941.
- How does North Macedonia rank for physical integrity rights index?
- North Macedonia ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.