Physical Integrity Rights Score in Iceland
Iceland: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 5.16 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Iceland, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Iceland stood at 5.16.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Iceland peaked at 5.16 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.02, in 1946.
Iceland ranks 2nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 2.02 | — |
| 1947 | 2.21 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | 2.38 | +8.0% |
| 1949 | 2.54 | +6.6% |
| 1950 | 2.67 | +5.2% |
| 1951 | 2.91 | +8.8% |
| 1952 | 3.09 | +6.3% |
| 1953 | 3.26 | +5.3% |
| 1954 | 3.39 | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 3.52 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 3.61 | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 3.7 | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 3.79 | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 3.87 | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 3.92 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 3.97 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 4.01 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 4.09 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 4.18 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 4.27 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 4.33 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 4.4 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 4.46 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 4.53 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 4.58 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 4.64 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 4.69 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 4.72 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 4.75 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 4.78 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 4.8 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.82 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.82 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 4.82 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.83 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 4.83 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.83 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.84 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 4.84 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.82 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 4.82 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.81 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.8 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 4.8 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.8 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 4.77 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 4.76 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 4.73 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.7 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.67 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.64 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.59 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 4.67 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 4.75 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 4.8 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.86 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 4.91 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.95 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 5 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.03 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.06 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.09 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.1 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.11 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.13 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.13 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.14 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.15 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.16 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.16 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.15 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.15 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.16 | +0.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 5.16 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.22, 2.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 5.16 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.75, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.29 | 2.02 | 2.54 | 4 |
| 1950s | 3.38 | 2.67 | 3.87 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.22 | 3.92 | 4.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.74 | 4.58 | 4.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.82 | 4.8 | 4.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.71 | 4.59 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.99 | 4.8 | 5.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 | 5.13 | 5.16 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Luxembourg 5.31 compare
- 3 Liechtenstein 4.62 compare
- 4 Andorra 4.57 compare
- 5 Monaco 4.53 compare
More social development data for Iceland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,459 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0216 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 Iceland?
- Physical integrity rights score in Iceland was 5.16 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 in 2015.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 in 1946.
- How does Iceland rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Iceland ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.