Physical Integrity Rights Score in Ecuador
Ecuador: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.9049 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Ecuador, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Ecuador is 0.9049, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 229.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Ecuador peaked at 0.936 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.9409, in 1987.
Ecuador ranks 98th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.0102 | — |
| 1947 | 0.0043 | -58.2% |
| 1948 | -0.0025 | -159.2% |
| 1949 | -0.0001 | -95.9% |
| 1950 | -0.0154 | +14714.4% |
| 1951 | -0.0105 | -31.8% |
| 1952 | -0.0209 | +99.3% |
| 1953 | -0.0333 | +59.4% |
| 1954 | -0.028 | -15.8% |
| 1955 | -0.024 | -14.5% |
| 1956 | -0.0327 | +36.7% |
| 1957 | -0.041 | +25.3% |
| 1958 | -0.0308 | -25.0% |
| 1959 | -0.0263 | -14.5% |
| 1960 | -0.0364 | +38.6% |
| 1961 | -0.0232 | -36.3% |
| 1962 | -0.0215 | -7.3% |
| 1963 | -0.0182 | -15.2% |
| 1964 | -0.0131 | -28.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0043 | -132.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0187 | +335.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0297 | +59.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0448 | +51.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0638 | +42.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0375 | -41.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0038 | -89.8% |
| 1972 | -0.0121 | -417.2% |
| 1973 | -0.0204 | +68.4% |
| 1974 | -0.0894 | +338.9% |
| 1975 | -0.1416 | +58.5% |
| 1976 | -0.1856 | +31.0% |
| 1977 | -0.2591 | +39.6% |
| 1978 | -0.2576 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | -0.1925 | -25.3% |
| 1980 | -0.1947 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | -0.245 | +25.8% |
| 1982 | -0.2401 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | -0.3536 | +47.3% |
| 1984 | -0.4325 | +22.3% |
| 1985 | -0.6817 | +57.6% |
| 1986 | -0.9005 | +32.1% |
| 1987 | -0.9409 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | -0.8586 | -8.7% |
| 1989 | -0.6814 | -20.6% |
| 1990 | -0.7174 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | -0.592 | -17.5% |
| 1992 | -0.5608 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | -0.4153 | -26.0% |
| 1994 | -0.2421 | -41.7% |
| 1995 | -0.2146 | -11.4% |
| 1996 | -0.2473 | +15.2% |
| 1997 | -0.3058 | +23.7% |
| 1998 | -0.3308 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | -0.3819 | +15.4% |
| 2000 | -0.333 | -12.8% |
| 2001 | -0.3936 | +18.2% |
| 2002 | -0.3614 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | -0.3376 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | -0.2364 | -30.0% |
| 2005 | -0.1687 | -28.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0902 | -46.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 | -105.4% |
| 2008 | 0.155 | +3065.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2744 | +77.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4608 | +68.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4638 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5702 | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7875 | +38.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8603 | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7905 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8053 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.906 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.936 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9049 | -3.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9049 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9049 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -14714.4% | -0.0001 | -0.0154 |
| 2008 | +3065.7% | 0.0049 | 0.155 |
| 1972 | -417.2% | 0.0038 | -0.0121 |
| 1974 | -338.9% | -0.0204 | -0.0894 |
| 1966 | +335.4% | 0.0043 | 0.0187 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.003 | -0.0025 | 0.0102 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.0263 | -0.041 | -0.0105 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0049 | -0.0364 | 0.0638 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1117 | -0.2591 | 0.0375 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5529 | -0.9409 | -0.1947 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4008 | -0.7174 | -0.2146 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1487 | -0.3936 | 0.2744 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7485 | 0.4608 | 0.936 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 Ecuador?
- Physical integrity rights score in Ecuador was 0.9049 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.936 in 2018.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9409 in 1987.
- How does Ecuador rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Ecuador ranks 98th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.