Physical Integrity Rights Score in Bahamas
Bahamas: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.16 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Bahamas, 1973–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 1.16 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Bahamas peaked at 2.13 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 2015.
Bahamas ranks 86th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.67 | — |
| 1974 | 1.76 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 1.83 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.88 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.9 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.9 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.92 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.93 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.91 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.87 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.81 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.75 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.68 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.59 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.69 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 1.79 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 1.87 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.91 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.91 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.89 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.83 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.76 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.91 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 2.01 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 2.09 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.13 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.12 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.05 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.92 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.61 | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 1.47 | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.51 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.55 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.43 | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 1.17 | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 1.14 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.18 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.13 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.13 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.14 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.16 | +1.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1.16 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.22, 52% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1.16 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.83 | 1.67 | 1.92 | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.79 | 1.59 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 | 1.76 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.14 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 | 1.04 | 1.18 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More social development data for Bahamas
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 (2025)
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- 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 0.004 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Bahamas?
- Physical integrity rights score in Bahamas was 1.16 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 in 1998.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Bahamas ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.