Physical Integrity Rights Index in Ukraine
Ukraine: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.686 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.686
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
106th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.769
in 2008
All-time low
0.017
in 1950
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Ukraine, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.686 for physical integrity rights index in 2025.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Ukraine peaked at 0.769 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.017, in 1950.
Ukraine ranks 106th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.028 | — |
| 1947 | 0.019 | -32.1% |
| 1948 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.017 | -10.5% |
| 1951 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.019 | +11.8% |
| 1954 | 0.295 | +1452.6% |
| 1955 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.301 | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.345 | +14.6% |
| 1958 | 0.35 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.344 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.348 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.343 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.343 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.348 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.343 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.343 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.343 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.346 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.342 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.348 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.346 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.348 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.342 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.347 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.345 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.349 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.343 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.343 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.382 | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.486 | +27.2% |
| 1987 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.677 | +39.3% |
| 1991 | 0.729 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.747 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.685 | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.648 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.545 | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.531 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.462 | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.486 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.537 | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6 | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.577 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.601 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.666 | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.747 | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.747 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.769 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.642 | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.685 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.575 | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.415 | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 0.454 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.517 | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.537 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.584 | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.687 | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.725 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.723 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.62 | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.619 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.686 | +10.8% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.686 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.789, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.686 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.938, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Index in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +1452.6% | 0.019 | 0.295 |
| 1990 | +39.3% | 0.486 | 0.677 |
| 1947 | -32.1% | 0.028 | 0.019 |
| 2014 | -27.8% | 0.575 | 0.415 |
| 1986 | +27.2% | 0.382 | 0.486 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0212 | 0.019 | 0.028 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.2006 | 0.017 | 0.35 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3453 | 0.343 | 0.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3456 | 0.342 | 0.348 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4053 | 0.343 | 0.486 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6254 | 0.462 | 0.747 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6499 | 0.486 | 0.769 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5781 | 0.415 | 0.687 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6653 | 0.619 | 0.725 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Ukraine?
- Physical integrity rights index in Ukraine was 0.686 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.769 in 2008.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 in 1950.
- How does Ukraine rank for physical integrity rights index?
- Ukraine ranks 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.