Physical Integrity Rights Score in Dominica
Dominica: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.44 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Dominica, 1978–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 2.44 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Dominica peaked at 2.44 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.16, in 1996.
Dominica ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.16 | — |
| 1979 | 1.24 | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 1.34 | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 1.43 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 1.5 | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 1.55 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.58 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.61 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.64 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.68 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.7 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.69 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.66 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.62 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.58 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.51 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.42 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 1.32 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 1.16 | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 1.18 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.36 | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 1.53 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 1.59 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.53 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.48 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.47 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.41 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.54 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.65 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.82 | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 2.3 | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 2.43 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.44 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.42 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.38 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.31 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.31 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.4 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.44 | +1.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 2.44 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 4.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 2.44 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08, 2.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2 | 1.16 | 1.24 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.57 | 1.34 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 | 1.16 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.41 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 | 2.2 | 2.44 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More social development data for Dominica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.23 % change on previous year (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 Dominica?
- Physical integrity rights score in Dominica was 2.44 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 in 2012.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 in 1996.
- How does Dominica rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Dominica ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.