Physical Integrity Rights Score in Bolivia
Bolivia: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.4682 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Bolivia, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Bolivia is 0.4682, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.5% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Bolivia peaked at 1.13 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.43, in 1981.
Bolivia ranks 110th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -0.0061 | — |
| 1947 | -0.0197 | +223.6% |
| 1948 | -0.0285 | +44.8% |
| 1949 | -0.027 | -5.1% |
| 1950 | -0.0335 | +24.1% |
| 1951 | -0.0322 | -3.9% |
| 1952 | -0.0367 | +13.8% |
| 1953 | -0.0372 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | -0.0412 | +10.8% |
| 1955 | -0.047 | +14.1% |
| 1956 | -0.0488 | +3.7% |
| 1957 | -0.0559 | +14.7% |
| 1958 | -0.0783 | +40.0% |
| 1959 | -0.0946 | +20.9% |
| 1960 | -0.1061 | +12.1% |
| 1961 | -0.1128 | +6.3% |
| 1962 | -0.1178 | +4.4% |
| 1963 | -0.1296 | +10.0% |
| 1964 | -0.1457 | +12.4% |
| 1965 | -0.1625 | +11.5% |
| 1966 | -0.1784 | +9.8% |
| 1967 | -0.1998 | +12.0% |
| 1968 | -0.2326 | +16.4% |
| 1969 | -0.2649 | +13.9% |
| 1970 | -0.3099 | +17.0% |
| 1971 | -0.3639 | +17.4% |
| 1972 | -0.4406 | +21.1% |
| 1973 | -0.5356 | +21.6% |
| 1974 | -0.5842 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | -0.667 | +14.2% |
| 1976 | -0.7933 | +18.9% |
| 1977 | -0.9075 | +14.4% |
| 1978 | -0.8348 | -8.0% |
| 1979 | -1.07 | +28.3% |
| 1980 | -1.4 | +30.5% |
| 1981 | -1.43 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | -1.29 | -9.9% |
| 1983 | -0.8651 | -32.9% |
| 1984 | -0.652 | -24.6% |
| 1985 | -0.3637 | -44.2% |
| 1986 | -0.1324 | -63.6% |
| 1987 | -0.0753 | -43.2% |
| 1988 | -0.1391 | +84.8% |
| 1989 | -0.1407 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | -0.1663 | +18.2% |
| 1991 | -0.0687 | -58.7% |
| 1992 | -0.0232 | -66.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0499 | -314.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2857 | +472.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3854 | +34.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4904 | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 0.508 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.394 | -22.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4195 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3737 | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5173 | +38.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4495 | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3096 | -31.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4355 | +40.7% |
| 2005 | 0.528 | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6155 | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7017 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7661 | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9691 | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9429 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9553 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.04 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.13 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8751 | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4682 | -46.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.4682 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0498, 9.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.4682 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08, 43% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +472.8% | 0.0499 | 0.2857 |
| 1993 | +314.6% | -0.0232 | 0.0499 |
| 1947 | -223.6% | -0.0061 | -0.0197 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.0203 | -0.0285 | -0.0061 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.0505 | -0.0946 | -0.0322 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.165 | -0.2649 | -0.1061 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6507 | -1.07 | -0.3099 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6486 | -1.43 | -0.0753 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2275 | -0.1663 | 0.508 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5666 | 0.3096 | 0.9691 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.962 | 0.4682 | 1.13 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
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- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Bolivia?
- Physical integrity rights score in Bolivia was 0.4682 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 2015.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.43 in 1981.
- How does Bolivia rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Bolivia ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.