Physical Integrity Rights Score in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.09 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Antigua and Barbuda, 1981–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 2.09.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 2.1 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6966, in 1981.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 53rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6966 | — |
| 1982 | 0.751 | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8084 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8445 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8766 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.914 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9516 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9872 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.02 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.06 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.11 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.14 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.18 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.21 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.24 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.29 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.31 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.34 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.23 | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 1.28 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.39 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.52 | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 1.61 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.74 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 1.73 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.82 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.89 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.82 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.87 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.04 | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.09 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.86 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1.86 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.02 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.09 | +3.3% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 2.09 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.22, 94% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 2.09 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8718 | 0.6966 | 1.02 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.06 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.23 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.86 | 2.1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More social development data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 97 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.59 % change on previous year (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 Antigua and Barbuda?
- Physical integrity rights score in Antigua and Barbuda was 2.09 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 2012.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6966 in 1981.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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.