Physical Integrity Rights Score in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.74 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Ethiopia, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded -1.74 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Ethiopia peaked at 0.5638 in 1952 and was at its lowest, -2.73, in 1977.
That places Ethiopia 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.4518 | — |
| 1947 | 0.4945 | +9.5% |
| 1948 | 0.5084 | +2.8% |
| 1949 | 0.5033 | -1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.5109 | +1.5% |
| 1951 | 0.5296 | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 0.5638 | +6.5% |
| 1953 | 0.552 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.5229 | -5.3% |
| 1955 | 0.4968 | -5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4489 | -9.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3481 | -22.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1898 | -45.5% |
| 1959 | -0.0825 | -143.4% |
| 1960 | -0.7545 | +814.9% |
| 1961 | -1.15 | +52.6% |
| 1962 | -1.23 | +6.6% |
| 1963 | -1.25 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | -1.27 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | -1.27 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | -1.29 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | -1.32 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | -1.33 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | -1.34 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | -1.36 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | -1.37 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | -1.44 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | -1.59 | +10.7% |
| 1974 | -2.18 | +37.1% |
| 1975 | -2.37 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | -2.64 | +11.1% |
| 1977 | -2.73 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | -2.72 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | -2.49 | -8.5% |
| 1980 | -2.23 | -10.6% |
| 1981 | -2.11 | -5.3% |
| 1982 | -2.07 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | -2.04 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | -2.04 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | -2.03 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | -2.04 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | -2.06 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | -2.12 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | -2.21 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | -1.9 | -13.8% |
| 1991 | -1.67 | -12.1% |
| 1992 | -1.41 | -15.9% |
| 1993 | -1.56 | +11.2% |
| 1994 | -1.37 | -12.4% |
| 1995 | -1.18 | -14.0% |
| 1996 | -0.9878 | -16.1% |
| 1997 | -0.9308 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | -0.9832 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | -1.06 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | -1.07 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | -1.13 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | -1.7 | +51.0% |
| 2003 | -2.07 | +21.9% |
| 2004 | -2.09 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | -1.6 | -23.8% |
| 2006 | -1.61 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | -1.89 | +17.8% |
| 2008 | -1.65 | -12.6% |
| 2009 | -1.09 | -34.3% |
| 2010 | -1.02 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | -1.07 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | -1.8 | +67.6% |
| 2013 | -1.05 | -41.8% |
| 2014 | -1.12 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | -1.95 | +73.7% |
| 2016 | -2 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | -1.92 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | -1.9 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | -1.74 | -8.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's -1.74 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.23, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's -1.74 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 Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -814.9% | -0.0825 | -0.7545 |
| 1959 | -143.4% | 0.1898 | -0.0825 |
| 2015 | -73.7% | -1.12 | -1.95 |
| 2012 | -67.6% | -1.07 | -1.8 |
| 1961 | -52.6% | -0.7545 | -1.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4895 | 0.4518 | 0.5084 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.408 | -0.0825 | 0.5638 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.22 | -1.34 | -0.7545 | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.09 | -2.73 | -1.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.1 | -2.23 | -2.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.3 | -1.9 | -0.9308 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.59 | -2.09 | -1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.56 | -2 | -1.02 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More social development data for Ethiopia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0075 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 Ethiopia?
- Physical integrity rights score in Ethiopia was -1.74 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5638 in 1952.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.73 in 1977.
- How does Ethiopia rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Ethiopia ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.