Physical Integrity Rights Score in Greece
Greece: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.32 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Greece, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Greece is 1.32, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Greece peaked at 1.36 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.27, in 1950.
Greece ranks 75th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -0.8785 | — |
| 1947 | -0.9655 | +9.9% |
| 1948 | -1.11 | +15.1% |
| 1949 | -1.24 | +12.0% |
| 1950 | -1.27 | +2.2% |
| 1951 | -1.26 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | -1.16 | -7.6% |
| 1953 | -0.8678 | -25.5% |
| 1954 | -0.7152 | -17.6% |
| 1955 | -0.5316 | -25.7% |
| 1956 | -0.3927 | -26.1% |
| 1957 | -0.2682 | -31.7% |
| 1958 | -0.1593 | -40.6% |
| 1959 | -0.0889 | -44.2% |
| 1960 | -0.0753 | -15.3% |
| 1961 | -0.0514 | -31.8% |
| 1962 | -0.0326 | -36.6% |
| 1963 | -0.0201 | -38.2% |
| 1964 | -0.0174 | -13.8% |
| 1965 | -0.0056 | -67.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0089 | -259.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0324 | +264.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0452 | +39.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0796 | +75.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1054 | +32.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1471 | +39.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1748 | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2198 | +25.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2896 | +31.8% |
| 1975 | 0.355 | +22.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4407 | +24.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5904 | +34.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6909 | +17.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7546 | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7856 | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8058 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7464 | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6368 | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6379 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5937 | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4917 | -17.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3996 | -18.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3688 | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4031 | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6421 | +59.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7327 | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6078 | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4403 | -27.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4218 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5182 | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7317 | +41.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8545 | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 1.01 | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 1.15 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.04 | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.953 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9655 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9043 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7301 | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6678 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6094 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6914 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8384 | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8883 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 1.27 | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9886 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.19 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.36 | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 1.32 | -3.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.32 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.22, 59% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.32 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.75, 75% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +264.5% | 0.0089 | 0.0324 |
| 1966 | +259.4% | -0.0056 | 0.0089 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.05 | -1.24 | -0.8785 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.6721 | -1.27 | -0.0889 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0036 | -0.0753 | 0.0796 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3768 | 0.1054 | 0.7546 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5869 | 0.3688 | 0.8058 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7037 | 0.4218 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8714 | 0.6094 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 0.8384 | 1.36 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Greece?
- Physical integrity rights score in Greece was 1.32 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 in 2018.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.27 in 1950.
- How does Greece rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Greece ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.