Physical Integrity Rights Score in Algeria
Algeria: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.4715 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Algeria, 1962–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Algeria is 0.4715, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and up 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Algeria peaked at 0.7255 in 1982 and was at its lowest, -2.21, in 1962.
That places Algeria 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Score in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -2.21 | — |
| 1963 | -1.36 | -38.4% |
| 1964 | -0.9718 | -28.4% |
| 1965 | -0.6824 | -29.8% |
| 1966 | -0.5151 | -24.5% |
| 1967 | -0.3771 | -26.8% |
| 1968 | -0.2596 | -31.1% |
| 1969 | -0.1657 | -36.2% |
| 1970 | -0.0827 | -50.1% |
| 1971 | 0.015 | -118.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1053 | +601.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2047 | +94.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2647 | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2758 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3118 | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3626 | +16.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3528 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3253 | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5501 | +69.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6487 | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7255 | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.626 | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3585 | -42.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3152 | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0979 | -68.9% |
| 1987 | -0.1122 | -214.7% |
| 1988 | -0.4629 | +312.6% |
| 1989 | -0.307 | -33.7% |
| 1990 | -0.3573 | +16.4% |
| 1991 | -0.9877 | +176.4% |
| 1992 | -1.4 | +41.6% |
| 1993 | -1.57 | +11.9% |
| 1994 | -1.66 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | -1.72 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | -1.67 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | -1.71 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | -1.63 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | -1.65 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | -1.47 | -10.8% |
| 2001 | -1.43 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | -1.44 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | -1.45 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | -1.25 | -14.0% |
| 2005 | -1.16 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | -1.08 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | -0.475 | -55.9% |
| 2008 | -0.0233 | -95.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2562 | -1197.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2171 | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.256 | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4879 | +90.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4691 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4407 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4434 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4845 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5619 | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5555 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4715 | -15.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.4715 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 86% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.4715 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0154, 30.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1197.4% | -0.0233 | 0.2562 |
| 1972 | +601.8% | 0.015 | 0.1053 |
| 1988 | -312.6% | -0.1122 | -0.4629 |
| 1987 | -214.7% | 0.0979 | -0.1122 |
| 1991 | -176.4% | -0.3573 | -0.9877 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8169 | -2.21 | -0.1657 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.2135 | -0.0827 | 0.3626 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.244 | -0.4629 | 0.7255 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.43 | -1.72 | -0.3573 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9524 | -1.47 | 0.2562 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4388 | 0.2171 | 0.5619 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More social development data for Algeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,575 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (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 9,174 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0038 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 score in Algeria?
- Physical integrity rights score in Algeria was 0.4715 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7255 in 1982.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.21 in 1962.
- How does Algeria rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Algeria ranks 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.