Physical Integrity Rights Score in India
India: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.06 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in India, 1947–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in India stood at -1.06.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in India peaked at -0.2493 in 1958 and was at its lowest, -1.96, in 1973.
India ranks 163rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | -0.6379 | — |
| 1948 | -0.7028 | +10.2% |
| 1949 | -0.7763 | +10.5% |
| 1950 | -0.626 | -19.4% |
| 1951 | -0.5121 | -18.2% |
| 1952 | -0.4332 | -15.4% |
| 1953 | -0.3717 | -14.2% |
| 1954 | -0.3365 | -9.5% |
| 1955 | -0.3007 | -10.7% |
| 1956 | -0.273 | -9.2% |
| 1957 | -0.2569 | -5.9% |
| 1958 | -0.2493 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | -0.2498 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | -0.2711 | +8.5% |
| 1961 | -0.299 | +10.3% |
| 1962 | -0.3327 | +11.3% |
| 1963 | -0.3845 | +15.6% |
| 1964 | -0.4511 | +17.3% |
| 1965 | -0.5372 | +19.1% |
| 1966 | -0.6644 | +23.7% |
| 1967 | -0.8829 | +32.9% |
| 1968 | -1.77 | +100.4% |
| 1969 | -1.88 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | -1.94 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | -1.96 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | -1.96 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | -1.96 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | -1.94 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | -1.9 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | -1.82 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | -1.65 | -9.3% |
| 1978 | -1.62 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | -1.65 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | -1.75 | +6.2% |
| 1981 | -1.72 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | -1.72 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | -1.49 | -13.2% |
| 1984 | -1.55 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | -1.59 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | -1.55 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | -1.66 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | -1.77 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | -1.75 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | -1.84 | +5.5% |
| 1991 | -1.73 | -6.2% |
| 1992 | -1.74 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | -1.88 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | -1.77 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | -1.72 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | -1.66 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | -1.6 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | -1.55 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | -1.51 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | -1.53 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | -1.6 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | -1.73 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | -1.59 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | -1.5 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | -1.46 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | -1.46 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.48 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | -1.47 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | -1.47 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | -1.45 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | -1.4 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | -1.24 | -11.2% |
| 2013 | -1.13 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | -1.02 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | -0.965 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | -0.9332 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | -0.8998 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | -0.957 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | -1.06 | +11.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's -1.06 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0498. (46 countries reporting)
- India's -1.06 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.4599. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -100.4% | -0.8829 | -1.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7056 | -0.7763 | -0.6379 | 3 |
| 1950s | -0.3609 | -0.626 | -0.2493 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7476 | -1.88 | -0.2711 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.84 | -1.96 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.65 | -1.77 | -1.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.7 | -1.88 | -1.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.53 | -1.73 | -1.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.11 | -1.45 | -0.8998 | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in India?
- Physical integrity rights score in India was -1.06 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2493 in 1958.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.96 in 1973.
- How does India rank for physical integrity rights score?
- India ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.