Physical Integrity Rights Score in Benin
Benin: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.9407 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Benin, 1960–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Benin stood at 0.9407.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Benin peaked at 1.74 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.6125, in 1988.
That places Benin 95th 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1252 | — |
| 1961 | 0.0963 | -23.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0708 | -26.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0511 | -27.8% |
| 1964 | 0.035 | -31.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0169 | -51.8% |
| 1966 | -0.0111 | -165.7% |
| 1967 | -0.0208 | +87.4% |
| 1968 | -0.0278 | +33.7% |
| 1969 | -0.0384 | +38.2% |
| 1970 | -0.0427 | +11.3% |
| 1971 | -0.0576 | +34.8% |
| 1972 | -0.0732 | +27.0% |
| 1973 | -0.0853 | +16.5% |
| 1974 | -0.1004 | +17.7% |
| 1975 | -0.1131 | +12.7% |
| 1976 | -0.0549 | -51.5% |
| 1977 | -0.0472 | -14.0% |
| 1978 | -0.0997 | +111.3% |
| 1979 | -0.1225 | +22.9% |
| 1980 | -0.2252 | +83.9% |
| 1981 | -0.3243 | +44.0% |
| 1982 | -0.186 | -42.6% |
| 1983 | -0.1083 | -41.8% |
| 1984 | -0.1552 | +43.3% |
| 1985 | -0.408 | +163.0% |
| 1986 | -0.3645 | -10.7% |
| 1987 | -0.406 | +11.4% |
| 1988 | -0.6125 | +50.9% |
| 1989 | -0.5743 | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.34 | -334.0% |
| 1991 | 1.44 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 1.37 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.43 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.44 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.55 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 1.74 | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 1.74 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.42 | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 1.36 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.26 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.22 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.21 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.15 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.09 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8865 | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7785 | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7525 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6505 | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6055 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5985 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7502 | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9756 | +30.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.02 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9407 | -7.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.9407 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0498, 18.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.9407 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105, 89.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Benin 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 | +334.0% | -0.5743 | 1.34 |
| 1966 | -165.7% | 0.0169 | -0.0111 |
| 1985 | -163.0% | -0.1552 | -0.408 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0297 | -0.0384 | 0.1252 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0797 | -0.1225 | -0.0427 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3364 | -0.6125 | -0.1083 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 | 1.34 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9595 | 0.6055 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9511 | 0.5985 | 1.08 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More social development data for Benin
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,974 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 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 Benin?
- Physical integrity rights score in Benin was 0.9407 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 in 1996.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6125 in 1988.
- How does Benin rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Benin ranks 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.