Physical Integrity Rights Score in Italy
Italy: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.88 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Italy, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.88 for physical integrity rights score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Italy peaked at 1.88 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.0146, in 1951.
That places Italy 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.0137 | — |
| 1947 | 0.0093 | -32.1% |
| 1948 | -0.0097 | -203.7% |
| 1949 | -0.0083 | -14.0% |
| 1950 | -0.0122 | +46.8% |
| 1951 | -0.0146 | +19.4% |
| 1952 | -0.0108 | -26.1% |
| 1953 | -0.0116 | +8.3% |
| 1954 | -0.0069 | -40.6% |
| 1955 | -0.0081 | +17.5% |
| 1956 | -0.0035 | -56.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0042 | -218.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0151 | +262.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0178 | +18.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0221 | +23.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0174 | -21.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0269 | +54.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0454 | +68.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0639 | +40.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0898 | +40.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1187 | +32.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1486 | +25.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1758 | +18.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2275 | +29.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2699 | +18.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3324 | +23.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4305 | +29.5% |
| 1973 | 0.528 | +22.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6436 | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7574 | +17.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8932 | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9337 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 1 | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9318 | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9042 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8722 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8437 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7737 | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9857 | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 1.01 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9646 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8363 | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9512 | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 1.01 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 1.05 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.03 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9467 | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8147 | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 0.726 | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.792 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9978 | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 1.24 | +23.9% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.22 | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 1.27 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.26 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.35 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.46 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 1.49 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.47 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.34 | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 1.23 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 1.14 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.19 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.29 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.55 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.76 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 1.88 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.88 | +0.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.22, 85% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1.88 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.75, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | +262.8% | 0.0042 | 0.0151 |
| 1957 | +218.6% | -0.0035 | 0.0042 |
| 1948 | -203.7% | 0.0093 | -0.0097 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0013 | -0.0097 | 0.0137 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.0031 | -0.0146 | 0.0178 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0936 | 0.0174 | 0.2275 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6721 | 0.2699 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9155 | 0.7737 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 | 0.726 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.05 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.14 | 1.88 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Italy?
- Physical integrity rights score in Italy was 1.88 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0146 in 1951.
- How does Italy rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Italy ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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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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.