Physical Integrity Rights Score in Georgia
Georgia: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.9406 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Georgia, 1991–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 0.9406 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 243.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Georgia peaked at 1.08 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.33, in 1993.
Georgia ranks 96th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.11 | — |
| 1992 | -1.28 | +14.8% |
| 1993 | -1.33 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | -1.05 | -20.9% |
| 1995 | -0.8655 | -17.7% |
| 1996 | -0.8606 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.9119 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | -0.9412 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | -0.6452 | -31.5% |
| 2000 | -0.3 | -53.5% |
| 2001 | -0.3317 | +10.6% |
| 2002 | -0.3042 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | -0.2548 | -16.3% |
| 2004 | -0.198 | -22.3% |
| 2005 | -0.0886 | -55.3% |
| 2006 | -0.0861 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | -0.0568 | -34.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0138 | -75.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2736 | -2080.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2533 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3666 | +44.7% |
| 2012 | 0.578 | +57.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 | +74.2% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9406 | -6.8% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.9406 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.9406 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.75, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +2080.6% | -0.0138 | 0.2736 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.9997 | -1.33 | -0.6452 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.136 | -0.3317 | 0.2736 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8439 | 0.2533 | 1.08 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More social development data for Georgia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,522 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,302 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,302 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 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 Georgia?
- Physical integrity rights score in Georgia was 0.9406 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 2016.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.33 in 1993.
- How does Georgia rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Georgia ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 243.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Georgia 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.