Physical Integrity Rights Score in Honduras
Honduras: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -0.3722 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Honduras, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded -0.3722 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Honduras peaked at 0.9233 in 1970 and was at its lowest, -1.18, in 1984.
Honduras ranks 147th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.3362 | — |
| 1947 | 0.3724 | +10.8% |
| 1948 | 0.3895 | +4.6% |
| 1949 | 0.4252 | +9.2% |
| 1950 | 0.4167 | -2.0% |
| 1951 | 0.362 | -13.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3233 | -10.7% |
| 1953 | 0.3029 | -6.3% |
| 1954 | 0.3012 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.3018 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.3118 | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 0.319 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.3461 | +8.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3869 | +11.8% |
| 1960 | 0.4335 | +12.0% |
| 1961 | 0.486 | +12.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5666 | +16.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5979 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6409 | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7126 | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7957 | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8502 | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8703 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.9125 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9233 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8861 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.896 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.87 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.812 | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7267 | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6774 | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5186 | -23.4% |
| 1978 | -0.0124 | -102.4% |
| 1979 | -0.212 | +1614.0% |
| 1980 | -0.6861 | +223.6% |
| 1981 | -1.14 | +66.1% |
| 1982 | -1.17 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | -1.17 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | -1.18 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | -1.03 | -12.6% |
| 1986 | -1 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | -1.06 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | -1.08 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | -1 | -7.5% |
| 1990 | -0.9206 | -8.2% |
| 1991 | -0.7199 | -21.8% |
| 1992 | -0.5772 | -19.8% |
| 1993 | -0.4835 | -16.2% |
| 1994 | -0.2847 | -41.1% |
| 1995 | -0.1564 | -45.1% |
| 1996 | -0.0763 | -51.2% |
| 1997 | -0.015 | -80.4% |
| 1998 | -0.1084 | +624.3% |
| 1999 | -0.221 | +103.9% |
| 2000 | -0.13 | -41.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0608 | -53.3% |
| 2002 | -0.0978 | +60.8% |
| 2003 | -0.1639 | +67.6% |
| 2004 | -0.1309 | -20.1% |
| 2005 | -0.0862 | -34.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1069 | +24.0% |
| 2007 | -0.1549 | +45.0% |
| 2008 | -0.219 | +41.4% |
| 2009 | -0.5001 | +128.3% |
| 2010 | -0.3315 | -33.7% |
| 2011 | -0.1744 | -47.4% |
| 2012 | -0.0808 | -53.7% |
| 2013 | -0.1229 | +52.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1379 | +12.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1592 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | -0.3357 | +110.9% |
| 2017 | -0.3804 | +13.3% |
| 2018 | -0.3504 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | -0.3722 | +6.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's -0.3722 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0498. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's -0.3722 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -1614.0% | -0.0124 | -0.212 |
| 1998 | -624.3% | -0.015 | -0.1084 |
| 1980 | -223.6% | -0.212 | -0.6861 |
| 2009 | -128.3% | -0.219 | -0.5001 |
| 2016 | -110.9% | -0.1592 | -0.3357 |
| 1999 | -103.9% | -0.1084 | -0.221 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3808 | 0.3362 | 0.4252 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3372 | 0.3012 | 0.4167 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6866 | 0.4335 | 0.9125 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6086 | -0.212 | 0.9233 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.05 | -1.18 | -0.6861 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3563 | -0.9206 | -0.015 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1651 | -0.5001 | -0.0608 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2446 | -0.3804 | -0.0808 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 144 Dominican Republic -0.2235 compare
- 145 Central African Republic -0.351 compare
- 146 Tajikistan -0.3592 compare
- 148 Uganda -0.3959 compare
- 149 Madagascar -0.4432 compare
- 150 Congo -0.4605 compare
More social development data for Honduras
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94,449 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (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 0.0086 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Honduras?
- Physical integrity rights score in Honduras was -0.3722 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9233 in 1970.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.18 in 1984.
- How does Honduras rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Honduras ranks 147th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras 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.