Physical Integrity Rights Score in Gabon
Gabon: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.6951 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Gabon, 1960–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.6951 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
The figure is up 41.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Gabon peaked at 2.04 in 1970 and was at its lowest, -0.1355, in 1994.
That places Gabon 102nd 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.49 | — |
| 1961 | 1.57 | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 1.63 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 1.71 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 1.78 | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 1.87 | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 1.94 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 1.99 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 2.01 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 2.03 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 2.04 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 2.01 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.98 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.93 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.85 | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.74 | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 1.62 | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 1.53 | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 1.4 | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 1.3 | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 1.01 | -22.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6734 | -33.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4896 | -27.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4222 | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.458 | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5878 | +28.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7841 | +33.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7681 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4369 | -43.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5091 | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3958 | -22.3% |
| 1991 | 0.347 | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2902 | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0386 | -86.7% |
| 1994 | -0.1355 | -451.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4114 | -403.7% |
| 1996 | 0.538 | +30.8% |
| 1997 | 0.638 | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7759 | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8901 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.988 | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9771 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8947 | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6072 | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5499 | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6145 | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6366 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7183 | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9213 | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9688 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9129 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7752 | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5313 | -31.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4226 | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4918 | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6951 | +41.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.6951 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.6951 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105, 66.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -451.3% | 0.0386 | -0.1355 |
| 1995 | +403.7% | -0.1355 | 0.4114 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8 | 1.49 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.74 | 1.3 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6142 | 0.4222 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4189 | -0.1355 | 0.8901 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8063 | 0.5499 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7737 | 0.4226 | 1.01 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More social development data for Gabon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 166 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 984 (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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 984 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Gabon?
- Physical integrity rights score in Gabon was 0.6951 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 in 1970.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1355 in 1994.
- How does Gabon rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Gabon ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.