Physical Integrity Rights Score in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 5.31 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Luxembourg, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Luxembourg stood at 5.31.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Luxembourg peaked at 5.34 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.09, in 1946.
That places Luxembourg 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 2.09 | — |
| 1947 | 2.32 | +11.0% |
| 1948 | 2.51 | +8.2% |
| 1949 | 2.68 | +6.7% |
| 1950 | 2.82 | +5.5% |
| 1951 | 3.12 | +10.4% |
| 1952 | 3.3 | +5.9% |
| 1953 | 3.52 | +6.4% |
| 1954 | 3.67 | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 3.79 | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 3.92 | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 4.03 | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 4.13 | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 4.22 | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 4.3 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 4.38 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 4.44 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 4.52 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 4.58 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 4.62 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 4.67 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 4.72 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 4.75 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 4.79 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 4.82 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 4.85 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 4.86 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 4.88 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 4.9 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 4.91 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.91 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.9 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 4.91 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 4.9 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.88 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.88 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.86 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 4.86 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.84 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.81 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 4.77 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.74 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 4.72 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.68 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 4.66 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 4.62 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 4.57 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.53 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.62 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.71 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.77 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 4.84 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 4.92 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 4.98 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.03 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.08 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.12 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.16 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.2 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.24 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.25 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.28 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.29 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.31 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.31 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.32 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.33 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.33 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.34 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.33 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.32 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.31 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.31 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.31 | +0.2% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 5.31 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.22, 2.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 5.31 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.75, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.4 | 2.09 | 2.68 | 4 |
| 1950s | 3.65 | 2.82 | 4.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.58 | 4.3 | 4.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.88 | 4.82 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8 | 4.68 | 4.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.72 | 4.53 | 4.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2 | 5.03 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.32 | 5.31 | 5.34 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Luxembourg?
- Physical integrity rights score in Luxembourg was 5.31 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 in 2014.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 in 1946.
- How does Luxembourg rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.