Physical Integrity Rights Score in Belarus
Belarus: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.306 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Belarus, 1985–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Belarus stood at 0.306.
The figure is up 47.8% on the previous year and up 220.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Belarus peaked at 0.4784 in 1994 and was at its lowest, -0.0938, in 1997.
That places Belarus 116th 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0667 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0335 | -49.7% |
| 1987 | -0.0333 | -199.2% |
| 1988 | -0.072 | +116.2% |
| 1989 | -0.0141 | -80.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0734 | -621.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2009 | +173.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2865 | +42.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4265 | +48.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4784 | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2999 | -37.3% |
| 1996 | 0.114 | -62.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0938 | -182.3% |
| 1998 | -0.0929 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | -0.0363 | -60.9% |
| 2000 | -0.0687 | +89.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0412 | -160.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1364 | +230.9% |
| 2003 | 0.15 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0802 | -46.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2104 | +162.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1783 | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1866 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1085 | -41.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0955 | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0933 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2016 | +116.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2255 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2082 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3072 | +47.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4128 | +34.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3828 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2007 | -47.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2071 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.306 | +47.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.306 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 56% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.306 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.75, 17% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +621.5% | -0.0141 | 0.0734 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0038 | -0.072 | 0.0667 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1656 | -0.0938 | 0.4784 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1118 | -0.0687 | 0.2104 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2545 | 0.0933 | 0.4128 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 113 Togo 0.4118 compare
- 114 Ghana 0.3804 compare
- 115 Mauritania 0.3162 compare
- 117 El Salvador 0.2715 compare
- 118 Equatorial Guinea 0.2423 compare
- 119 Moldova 0.231 compare
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Belarus?
- Physical integrity rights score in Belarus was 0.306 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4784 in 1994.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0938 in 1997.
- How does Belarus rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Belarus ranks 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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.