Physical Integrity Rights Score in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.2423 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Equatorial Guinea, 1968–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Equatorial Guinea is 0.2423, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.7% on the previous year and up 171.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.2423 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.82, in 1974.
That places Equatorial Guinea 118th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -0.6105 | — |
| 1969 | -2.6 | +326.0% |
| 1970 | -2.68 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | -2.74 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | -2.76 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | -2.8 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | -2.82 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | -2.76 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | -2.67 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | -2.65 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | -2.55 | -3.9% |
| 1979 | -2.45 | -3.7% |
| 1980 | -0.0702 | -97.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0371 | -152.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1022 | +175.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1441 | +41.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0429 | -70.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1642 | +282.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1595 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0636 | -60.1% |
| 1988 | -0.0355 | -155.9% |
| 1989 | -0.196 | +451.5% |
| 1990 | -0.4868 | +148.4% |
| 1991 | -0.7269 | +49.3% |
| 1992 | -0.8099 | +11.4% |
| 1993 | -0.8654 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | -0.9384 | +8.4% |
| 1995 | -0.9303 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | -0.8091 | -13.0% |
| 1997 | -0.682 | -15.7% |
| 1998 | -0.5856 | -14.1% |
| 1999 | -0.4582 | -21.8% |
| 2000 | -0.3287 | -28.3% |
| 2001 | -0.2861 | -13.0% |
| 2002 | -0.2615 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | -0.2036 | -22.1% |
| 2004 | -0.3049 | +49.7% |
| 2005 | -0.3707 | +21.6% |
| 2006 | -0.3323 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | -0.3027 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | -0.3547 | +17.2% |
| 2009 | -0.3403 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | -0.3376 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | -0.0903 | -73.3% |
| 2012 | -0.0562 | -37.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0027 | -95.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1187 | -4475.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1377 | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.196 | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2024 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1799 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2423 | +34.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.2423 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 44% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.2423 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105, 23.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +4475.0% | -0.0027 | 0.1187 |
| 1989 | -451.5% | -0.0355 | -0.196 |
| 1969 | -326.0% | -0.6105 | -2.6 |
| 1985 | +282.6% | 0.0429 | 0.1642 |
| 1982 | +175.7% | 0.0371 | 0.1022 |
| 1988 | -155.9% | 0.0636 | -0.0355 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.61 | -2.6 | -0.6105 | 2 |
| 1970s | -2.69 | -2.82 | -2.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0412 | -0.196 | 0.1642 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7293 | -0.9384 | -0.4582 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3086 | -0.3707 | -0.2036 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.059 | -0.3376 | 0.2423 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More social development data for Equatorial Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (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 -0.4695 % 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Physical integrity rights score in Equatorial Guinea was 0.2423 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2423 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.82 in 1974.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.