Physical Integrity Rights Score in El Salvador
El Salvador: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.2715 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in El Salvador, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in El Salvador stood at 0.2715.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in El Salvador peaked at 0.5873 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -2.69, in 1982.
That places El Salvador 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.2274 | — |
| 1947 | 0.2417 | +6.3% |
| 1948 | 0.2598 | +7.5% |
| 1949 | 0.2291 | -11.8% |
| 1950 | 0.2102 | -8.2% |
| 1951 | 0.202 | -3.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1993 | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.2191 | +10.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2287 | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 0.2024 | -11.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1837 | -9.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1682 | -8.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1452 | -13.7% |
| 1959 | 0.135 | -7.1% |
| 1960 | 0.149 | +10.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1523 | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1598 | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.182 | +13.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1544 | -15.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0869 | -43.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0215 | -75.3% |
| 1967 | -0.087 | -504.9% |
| 1968 | -0.2611 | +200.2% |
| 1969 | -0.5727 | +119.3% |
| 1970 | -0.987 | +72.3% |
| 1971 | -1.12 | +13.1% |
| 1972 | -1.19 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | -1.23 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | -1.28 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | -1.33 | +4.4% |
| 1976 | -1.38 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | -1.72 | +25.2% |
| 1978 | -1.99 | +15.6% |
| 1979 | -2.09 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | -2.53 | +20.8% |
| 1981 | -2.65 | +5.0% |
| 1982 | -2.69 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | -2.65 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | -2.59 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | -2.41 | -6.9% |
| 1986 | -2.35 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | -2.25 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | -2.22 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | -1.91 | -14.0% |
| 1990 | -1.63 | -14.4% |
| 1991 | -1.51 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | -1.23 | -18.5% |
| 1993 | -0.7625 | -38.2% |
| 1994 | -0.3831 | -49.8% |
| 1995 | -0.08 | -79.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0262 | -132.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2049 | +682.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2826 | +37.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1616 | -42.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2293 | +41.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5347 | +133.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5873 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3155 | -46.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2936 | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2763 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2021 | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.169 | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2427 | +43.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2831 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3125 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3455 | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4081 | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4001 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4868 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4827 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4237 | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3492 | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2498 | -28.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2715 | +8.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2715 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 49% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2715 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +682.5% | 0.0262 | 0.2049 |
| 1967 | -504.9% | 0.0215 | -0.087 |
| 1968 | -200.2% | -0.087 | -0.2611 |
| 1996 | +132.7% | -0.08 | 0.0262 |
| 2001 | +133.2% | 0.2293 | 0.5347 |
| 1969 | -119.3% | -0.2611 | -0.5727 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2395 | 0.2274 | 0.2598 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.1894 | 0.135 | 0.2287 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0015 | -0.5727 | 0.182 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.43 | -2.09 | -0.987 | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.43 | -2.69 | -1.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4929 | -1.63 | 0.2826 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3134 | 0.169 | 0.5873 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.373 | 0.2498 | 0.4868 | 10 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0107 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in El Salvador?
- Physical integrity rights score in El Salvador was 0.2715 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5873 in 2002.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.69 in 1982.
- How does El Salvador rank for physical integrity rights score?
- El Salvador ranks 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.