Physical Integrity Rights Score in Eritrea
Eritrea: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.8 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Eritrea, 1993–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Eritrea is -1.8, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Eritrea peaked at 0.992 in 1994 and was at its lowest, -1.8, in 2019.
Eritrea ranks 185th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9438 | — |
| 1994 | 0.992 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.935 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6971 | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2104 | -69.8% |
| 1998 | -0.2422 | -215.1% |
| 1999 | -0.2676 | +10.5% |
| 2000 | -0.1141 | -57.3% |
| 2001 | -0.1434 | +25.7% |
| 2002 | -0.1051 | -26.7% |
| 2003 | -0.3582 | +240.7% |
| 2004 | -0.5543 | +54.7% |
| 2005 | -0.7132 | +28.7% |
| 2006 | -0.9928 | +39.2% |
| 2007 | -1.07 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | -1.13 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | -1.16 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | -1.25 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | -1.29 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | -1.31 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | -1.32 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | -1.34 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | -1.44 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | -1.49 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | -1.61 | +8.2% |
| 2018 | -1.67 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | -1.8 | +7.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's -1.8 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.23, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's -1.8 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 Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -240.7% | -0.1051 | -0.3582 |
| 1998 | -215.1% | 0.2104 | -0.2422 |
| 2000 | +57.3% | -0.2676 | -0.1141 |
| 1997 | -69.8% | 0.6971 | 0.2104 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4669 | -0.2676 | 0.992 | 7 |
| 2000s | -0.634 | -1.16 | -0.1051 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.45 | -1.8 | -1.25 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 182 Cameroon -1.76 compare
- 183 Mali -1.77 compare
- 184 South Sudan -1.79 compare
- 186 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.81 compare
- 187 Burkina Faso -1.91 compare
- 188 Sudan -1.94 compare
More social development data for Eritrea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (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 0.1538 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Eritrea?
- Physical integrity rights score in Eritrea was -1.8 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.992 in 1994.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8 in 2019.
- How does Eritrea rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Eritrea ranks 185th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.