Physical Integrity Rights Score in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.81 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded -1.81 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at -0.453 in 1974 and was at its lowest, -2.47, in 1997.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 186th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.74 | — |
| 1961 | -1.82 | +4.4% |
| 1962 | -1.87 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | -1.98 | +6.1% |
| 1964 | -2.39 | +20.6% |
| 1965 | -2.42 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | -0.9898 | -59.1% |
| 1967 | -0.8245 | -16.7% |
| 1968 | -0.7508 | -8.9% |
| 1969 | -0.6777 | -9.7% |
| 1970 | -0.5752 | -15.1% |
| 1971 | -0.5068 | -11.9% |
| 1972 | -0.4694 | -7.4% |
| 1973 | -0.4548 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | -0.453 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | -0.5153 | +13.8% |
| 1976 | -0.625 | +21.3% |
| 1977 | -1.93 | +208.6% |
| 1978 | -2.07 | +7.4% |
| 1979 | -2.01 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | -1.92 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | -1.87 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | -1.78 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | -1.71 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | -1.55 | -9.2% |
| 1985 | -1.56 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | -1.41 | -9.8% |
| 1987 | -1.27 | -9.7% |
| 1988 | -1.37 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | -1.6 | +16.6% |
| 1990 | -1.8 | +12.3% |
| 1991 | -1.76 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | -1.76 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | -1.9 | +7.6% |
| 1994 | -1.73 | -8.7% |
| 1995 | -1.75 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | -2.28 | +30.3% |
| 1997 | -2.47 | +8.2% |
| 1998 | -2.3 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | -2.14 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | -1.82 | -15.2% |
| 2001 | -1.79 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | -1.93 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | -1.84 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | -1.81 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | -1.73 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | -1.88 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | -1.82 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | -1.75 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | -2.19 | +25.4% |
| 2010 | -1.79 | -18.3% |
| 2011 | -1.71 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | -1.84 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | -1.72 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | -1.67 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | -1.68 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | -2.01 | +19.2% |
| 2017 | -2.1 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | -1.89 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | -1.81 | -4.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's -1.81 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.23, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's -1.81 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -208.6% | -0.625 | -1.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.55 | -2.42 | -0.6777 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9606 | -2.07 | -0.453 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.6 | -1.92 | -1.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.99 | -2.47 | -1.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.86 | -2.19 | -1.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.82 | -2.1 | -1.67 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 183 Mali -1.77 compare
- 184 South Sudan -1.79 compare
- 185 Eritrea -1.8 compare
- 187 Burkina Faso -1.91 compare
- 188 Sudan -1.94 compare
- 189 North Korea -1.99 compare
More social development data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 503,732 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (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 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Physical integrity rights score in Democratic Republic of Congo was -1.81 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was -0.453 in 1974.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.47 in 1997.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.