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Physical Integrity Rights Index in Serbia

Serbia: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.811 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.811
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
81st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.964
in 2005
All-time low
0.06
in 1941
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Serbia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Serbia recorded 0.811 for physical integrity rights index in 2025.

The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Serbia peaked at 0.964 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 1941.

That places Serbia 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Serbia, 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 0.098 -48.7%
1805 0.098 +0.0%
1806 0.098 +0.0%
1807 0.098 +0.0%
1808 0.098 +0.0%
1809 0.098 +0.0%
1810 0.098 +0.0%
1811 0.098 +0.0%
1812 0.098 +0.0%
1813 0.098 +0.0%
1814 0.191 +94.9%
1815 0.189 -1.0%
1816 0.189 +0.0%
1817 0.189 +0.0%
1818 0.189 +0.0%
1819 0.189 +0.0%
1820 0.189 +0.0%
1821 0.189 +0.0%
1822 0.189 +0.0%
1823 0.189 +0.0%
1824 0.189 +0.0%
1825 0.189 +0.0%
1826 0.189 +0.0%
1827 0.303 +60.3%
1828 0.303 +0.0%
1829 0.303 +0.0%
1830 0.303 +0.0%
1831 0.303 +0.0%
1832 0.303 +0.0%
1833 0.303 +0.0%
1834 0.303 +0.0%
1835 0.356 +17.5%
1836 0.356 +0.0%
1837 0.356 +0.0%
1838 0.356 +0.0%
1839 0.356 +0.0%
1840 0.476 +33.7%
1841 0.476 +0.0%
1842 0.476 +0.0%
1843 0.476 +0.0%
1844 0.476 +0.0%
1845 0.476 +0.0%
1846 0.476 +0.0%
1847 0.476 +0.0%
1848 0.476 +0.0%
1849 0.476 +0.0%
1850 0.476 +0.0%
1851 0.476 +0.0%
1852 0.476 +0.0%
1853 0.476 +0.0%
1854 0.476 +0.0%
1855 0.476 +0.0%
1856 0.476 +0.0%
1857 0.476 +0.0%
1858 0.476 +0.0%
1859 0.476 +0.0%
1860 0.476 +0.0%
1861 0.476 +0.0%
1862 0.476 +0.0%
1863 0.476 +0.0%
1864 0.476 +0.0%
1865 0.476 +0.0%
1866 0.476 +0.0%
1867 0.476 +0.0%
1868 0.476 +0.0%
1869 0.476 +0.0%
1870 0.476 +0.0%
1871 0.476 +0.0%
1872 0.476 +0.0%
1873 0.476 +0.0%
1874 0.476 +0.0%
1875 0.476 +0.0%
1876 0.476 +0.0%
1877 0.476 +0.0%
1878 0.476 +0.0%
1879 0.476 +0.0%
1880 0.476 +0.0%
1881 0.476 +0.0%
1882 0.476 +0.0%
1883 0.476 +0.0%
1884 0.476 +0.0%
1885 0.476 +0.0%
1886 0.476 +0.0%
1887 0.476 +0.0%
1888 0.476 +0.0%
1889 0.476 +0.0%
1890 0.476 +0.0%
1891 0.476 +0.0%
1892 0.476 +0.0%
1893 0.476 +0.0%
1894 0.476 +0.0%
1895 0.476 +0.0%
1896 0.476 +0.0%
1897 0.476 +0.0%
1898 0.476 +0.0%
1899 0.476 +0.0%
1900 0.476 +0.0%
1901 0.476 +0.0%
1902 0.476 +0.0%
1903 0.476 +0.0%
1904 0.533 +12.0%
1905 0.533 +0.0%
1906 0.533 +0.0%
1907 0.533 +0.0%
1908 0.533 +0.0%
1909 0.533 +0.0%
1910 0.533 +0.0%
1911 0.533 +0.0%
1912 0.533 +0.0%
1913 0.429 -19.5%
1914 0.429 +0.0%
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 0.532 -13.2%
1992 0.542 +1.9%
1993 0.542 +0.0%
1994 0.588 +8.5%
1995 0.588 +0.0%
1996 0.67 +13.9%
1997 0.67 +0.0%
1998 0.595 -11.2%
1999 0.595 +0.0%
2000 0.649 +9.1%
2001 0.903 +39.1%
2002 0.903 +0.0%
2003 0.875 -3.1%
2004 0.933 +6.6%
2005 0.964 +3.3%
2006 0.964 +0.0%
2007 0.964 +0.0%
2008 0.964 +0.0%
2009 0.964 +0.0%
2010 0.964 +0.0%
2011 0.964 +0.0%
2012 0.964 +0.0%
2013 0.947 -1.8%
2014 0.947 +0.0%
2015 0.947 +0.0%
2016 0.927 -2.1%
2017 0.89 -4.0%
2018 0.818 -8.1%
2019 0.852 +4.2%
2020 0.887 +4.1%
2021 0.882 -0.6%
2022 0.907 +2.8%
2023 0.893 -1.5%
2024 0.888 -0.6%
2025 0.811 -8.7%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 0.811 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.789, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 0.811 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.938, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.191 0.191 0.191 1
1790s 0.191 0.191 0.191 10
1800s 0.1352 0.098 0.191 10
1810s 0.1528 0.098 0.191 10
1820s 0.2232 0.189 0.303 10
1830s 0.3295 0.303 0.356 10
1840s 0.476 0.476 0.476 10
1850s 0.476 0.476 0.476 10
1860s 0.476 0.476 0.476 10
1870s 0.476 0.476 0.476 10
1880s 0.476 0.476 0.476 10
1890s 0.476 0.476 0.476 10
1900s 0.5102 0.476 0.533 10
1910s 0.457 0.383 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 0.5935 0.532 0.67 10
2000s 0.9083 0.649 0.964 10
2010s 0.922 0.818 0.964 10
2020s 0.878 0.811 0.907 6

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 78 Tunisia 0.822 compare
  2. 79 North Macedonia 0.818 compare
  3. 80 Jamaica 0.812 compare
  4. 82 Brazil 0.81 compare
  5. 83 Israel 0.807 compare
  6. 84 Qatar 0.806 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights index in Serbia?
Physical integrity rights index in Serbia was 0.811 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.964 in 2005.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1941.
How does Serbia rank for physical integrity rights index?
Serbia ranks 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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
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