What is physical integrity rights index in Portugal?

Physical integrity rights index in Portugal was 0.946 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.981 in 2015.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.118 in 1789.

How does Portugal rank for physical integrity rights index?

Portugal ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Portugal?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Portugal 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 Portugal

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

Portugal: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.946 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.946

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

33rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.981

in 2015

All-time low

0.118

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Portugal, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.946 for physical integrity rights index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Portugal peaked at 0.981 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.118, in 1789.

Portugal ranks 33rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Physical Integrity Rights Index in Portugal, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.118	—
1790	0.118	+0.0%
1791	0.118	+0.0%
1792	0.118	+0.0%
1793	0.118	+0.0%
1794	0.118	+0.0%
1795	0.118	+0.0%
1796	0.118	+0.0%
1797	0.118	+0.0%
1798	0.118	+0.0%
1799	0.118	+0.0%
1800	0.118	+0.0%
1801	0.118	+0.0%
1802	0.118	+0.0%
1803	0.118	+0.0%
1804	0.118	+0.0%
1805	0.118	+0.0%
1806	0.118	+0.0%
1807	0.118	+0.0%
1808	0.118	+0.0%
1809	0.118	+0.0%
1810	0.118	+0.0%
1811	0.118	+0.0%
1812	0.118	+0.0%
1813	0.118	+0.0%
1814	0.118	+0.0%
1815	0.118	+0.0%
1816	0.118	+0.0%
1817	0.118	+0.0%
1818	0.118	+0.0%
1819	0.118	+0.0%
1820	0.294	+149.2%
1821	0.294	+0.0%
1822	0.623	+111.9%
1823	0.623	+0.0%
1824	0.623	+0.0%
1825	0.623	+0.0%
1826	0.37	-40.6%
1827	0.239	-35.4%
1828	0.239	+0.0%
1829	0.239	+0.0%
1830	0.239	+0.0%
1831	0.239	+0.0%
1832	0.239	+0.0%
1833	0.239	+0.0%
1834	0.239	+0.0%
1835	0.625	+161.5%
1836	0.625	+0.0%
1837	0.625	+0.0%
1838	0.625	+0.0%
1839	0.625	+0.0%
1840	0.625	+0.0%
1841	0.625	+0.0%
1842	0.625	+0.0%
1843	0.625	+0.0%
1844	0.625	+0.0%
1845	0.625	+0.0%
1846	0.241	-61.4%
1847	0.241	+0.0%
1848	0.241	+0.0%
1849	0.742	+207.9%
1850	0.795	+7.1%
1851	0.795	+0.0%
1852	0.795	+0.0%
1853	0.795	+0.0%
1854	0.795	+0.0%
1855	0.795	+0.0%
1856	0.795	+0.0%
1857	0.795	+0.0%
1858	0.795	+0.0%
1859	0.795	+0.0%
1860	0.795	+0.0%
1861	0.795	+0.0%
1862	0.795	+0.0%
1863	0.795	+0.0%
1864	0.795	+0.0%
1865	0.795	+0.0%
1866	0.795	+0.0%
1867	0.795	+0.0%
1868	0.795	+0.0%
1869	0.795	+0.0%
1870	0.795	+0.0%
1871	0.795	+0.0%
1872	0.795	+0.0%
1873	0.795	+0.0%
1874	0.795	+0.0%
1875	0.795	+0.0%
1876	0.795	+0.0%
1877	0.795	+0.0%
1878	0.795	+0.0%
1879	0.795	+0.0%
1880	0.795	+0.0%
1881	0.795	+0.0%
1882	0.795	+0.0%
1883	0.795	+0.0%
1884	0.795	+0.0%
1885	0.795	+0.0%
1886	0.795	+0.0%
1887	0.795	+0.0%
1888	0.795	+0.0%
1889	0.795	+0.0%
1890	0.795	+0.0%
1891	0.795	+0.0%
1892	0.795	+0.0%
1893	0.795	+0.0%
1894	0.795	+0.0%
1895	0.795	+0.0%
1896	0.795	+0.0%
1897	0.795	+0.0%
1898	0.795	+0.0%
1899	0.795	+0.0%
1900	0.795	+0.0%
1901	0.795	+0.0%
1902	0.795	+0.0%
1903	0.795	+0.0%
1904	0.795	+0.0%
1905	0.795	+0.0%
1906	0.795	+0.0%
1907	0.795	+0.0%
1908	0.795	+0.0%
1909	0.795	+0.0%
1910	0.823	+3.5%
1911	0.832	+1.1%
1912	0.832	+0.0%
1913	0.832	+0.0%
1914	0.832	+0.0%
1915	0.832	+0.0%
1916	0.832	+0.0%
1917	0.832	+0.0%
1918	0.832	+0.0%
1919	0.832	+0.0%
1920	0.832	+0.0%
1921	0.868	+4.3%
1922	0.83	-4.4%
1923	0.867	+4.5%
1924	0.867	+0.0%
1925	0.867	+0.0%
1926	0.425	-51.0%
1927	0.41	-3.5%
1928	0.41	+0.0%
1929	0.41	+0.0%
1930	0.41	+0.0%
1931	0.41	+0.0%
1932	0.41	+0.0%
1933	0.219	-46.6%
1934	0.219	+0.0%
1935	0.219	+0.0%
1936	0.219	+0.0%
1937	0.219	+0.0%
1938	0.219	+0.0%
1939	0.219	+0.0%
1940	0.219	+0.0%
1941	0.219	+0.0%
1942	0.219	+0.0%
1943	0.219	+0.0%
1944	0.219	+0.0%
1945	0.219	+0.0%
1946	0.219	+0.0%
1947	0.219	+0.0%
1948	0.219	+0.0%
1949	0.219	+0.0%
1950	0.219	+0.0%
1951	0.219	+0.0%
1952	0.219	+0.0%
1953	0.219	+0.0%
1954	0.219	+0.0%
1955	0.219	+0.0%
1956	0.219	+0.0%
1957	0.219	+0.0%
1958	0.219	+0.0%
1959	0.219	+0.0%
1960	0.219	+0.0%
1961	0.219	+0.0%
1962	0.219	+0.0%
1963	0.219	+0.0%
1964	0.219	+0.0%
1965	0.219	+0.0%
1966	0.219	+0.0%
1967	0.219	+0.0%
1968	0.244	+11.4%
1969	0.244	+0.0%
1970	0.244	+0.0%
1971	0.244	+0.0%
1972	0.244	+0.0%
1973	0.244	+0.0%
1974	0.95	+289.3%
1975	0.979	+3.1%
1976	0.979	+0.0%
1977	0.979	+0.0%
1978	0.979	+0.0%
1979	0.979	+0.0%
1980	0.979	+0.0%
1981	0.979	+0.0%
1982	0.979	+0.0%
1983	0.979	+0.0%
1984	0.979	+0.0%
1985	0.979	+0.0%
1986	0.979	+0.0%
1987	0.979	+0.0%
1988	0.979	+0.0%
1989	0.979	+0.0%
1990	0.979	+0.0%
1991	0.979	+0.0%
1992	0.979	+0.0%
1993	0.979	+0.0%
1994	0.979	+0.0%
1995	0.979	+0.0%
1996	0.979	+0.0%
1997	0.979	+0.0%
1998	0.979	+0.0%
1999	0.979	+0.0%
2000	0.979	+0.0%
2001	0.979	+0.0%
2002	0.979	+0.0%
2003	0.979	+0.0%
2004	0.979	+0.0%
2005	0.977	-0.2%
2006	0.977	+0.0%
2007	0.977	+0.0%
2008	0.977	+0.0%
2009	0.977	+0.0%
2010	0.977	+0.0%
2011	0.977	+0.0%
2012	0.977	+0.0%
2013	0.975	-0.2%
2014	0.975	+0.0%
2015	0.981	+0.6%
2016	0.981	+0.0%
2017	0.981	+0.0%
2018	0.981	+0.0%
2019	0.981	+0.0%
2020	0.898	-8.5%
2021	0.898	+0.0%
2022	0.898	+0.0%
2023	0.936	+4.2%
2024	0.946	+1.1%
2025	0.946	+0.0%

Portugal compared with similar countries

Portugal's 0.946 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.949, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Portugal's 0.946 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	0.118	0.118	0.118	1
1790s	0.118	0.118	0.118	10
1800s	0.118	0.118	0.118	10
1810s	0.118	0.118	0.118	10
1820s	0.4167	0.239	0.623	10
1830s	0.432	0.239	0.625	10
1840s	0.5215	0.241	0.742	10
1850s	0.795	0.795	0.795	10
1860s	0.795	0.795	0.795	10
1870s	0.795	0.795	0.795	10
1880s	0.795	0.795	0.795	10
1890s	0.795	0.795	0.795	10
1900s	0.795	0.795	0.795	10
1910s	0.8311	0.823	0.832	10
1920s	0.6786	0.41	0.868	10
1930s	0.2763	0.219	0.41	10
1940s	0.219	0.219	0.219	10
1950s	0.219	0.219	0.219	10
1960s	0.224	0.219	0.244	10
1970s	0.6821	0.244	0.979	10
1980s	0.979	0.979	0.979	10
1990s	0.979	0.979	0.979	10
2000s	0.978	0.977	0.979	10
2010s	0.9786	0.975	0.981	10
2020s	0.9203	0.898	0.946	6

Countries ranked near Portugal

31 Japan 0.949 compare
32 Seychelles 0.947 compare
34 Canada 0.943 compare
34 France 0.943 compare
36 Malta 0.941 compare
36 Sao Tome and Principe 0.941 compare

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More social development data for Portugal

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 70,349 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 109 (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 109 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0065 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 Portugal?: Physical integrity rights index in Portugal was 0.946 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 0.981 in 2015.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.118 in 1789.
How does Portugal rank for physical integrity rights index?: Portugal ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Portugal?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Portugal 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

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.