Physical Integrity Rights Score in Congo
Congo: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -0.4605 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Congo, 1960–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Congo is -0.4605, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 24.0% on the previous year and down 185.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Congo peaked at 0.5802 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.16, in 1998.
Congo ranks 150th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.2793 | — |
| 1961 | -0.3703 | +32.6% |
| 1962 | -0.4791 | +29.4% |
| 1963 | -0.5981 | +24.9% |
| 1964 | -0.7705 | +28.8% |
| 1965 | -0.7538 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | -0.5383 | -28.6% |
| 1967 | -0.3927 | -27.0% |
| 1968 | -0.3119 | -20.6% |
| 1969 | -0.2429 | -22.1% |
| 1970 | -0.1666 | -31.4% |
| 1971 | -0.068 | -59.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0258 | -137.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1103 | +327.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2046 | +85.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2687 | +31.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2889 | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.293 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3168 | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.262 | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2326 | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2167 | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1451 | -33.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0799 | -44.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0287 | -64.1% |
| 1985 | -0.1185 | -513.0% |
| 1986 | -0.191 | +61.3% |
| 1987 | -0.2818 | +47.5% |
| 1988 | -0.1807 | -35.9% |
| 1989 | -0.1085 | -39.9% |
| 1990 | -0.0532 | -51.0% |
| 1991 | 0.134 | -351.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0773 | -42.3% |
| 1993 | -1.76 | -2383.0% |
| 1994 | -1.42 | -19.3% |
| 1995 | -1.18 | -17.2% |
| 1996 | -1.23 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | -2.14 | +73.9% |
| 1998 | -2.16 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | -2.03 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | -1.35 | -33.2% |
| 2001 | -1.21 | -10.8% |
| 2002 | -1.29 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | -1.15 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2489 | -121.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2435 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2621 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2698 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2835 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5391 | +90.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5802 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5106 | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2586 | -49.4% |
| 2013 | -0.1364 | -152.8% |
| 2014 | -0.551 | +303.9% |
| 2015 | -0.8403 | +52.5% |
| 2016 | -0.9165 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | -0.8759 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | -0.6059 | -30.8% |
| 2019 | -0.4605 | -24.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's -0.4605 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0498. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's -0.4605 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -2383.0% | 0.0773 | -1.76 |
| 1985 | -513.0% | 0.0287 | -0.1185 |
| 1991 | +351.8% | -0.0532 | 0.134 |
| 1973 | +327.9% | 0.0258 | 0.1103 |
| 2014 | -303.9% | -0.1364 | -0.551 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.4737 | -0.7705 | -0.2429 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1535 | -0.1666 | 0.3168 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0177 | -0.2818 | 0.2326 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.18 | -2.16 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3157 | -1.35 | 0.5391 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3037 | -0.9165 | 0.5802 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More social development data for Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (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 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0096 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 Congo?
- Physical integrity rights score in Congo was -0.4605 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5802 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.16 in 1998.
- How does Congo rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Congo ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 185.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.