Physical Integrity Rights Score in Madagascar
Madagascar: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -0.4432 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Madagascar, 1960–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Madagascar stood at -0.4432.
That represents a change of down 43.8% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Madagascar peaked at 1.26 in 1963 and was at its lowest, -1.62, in 2009.
That places Madagascar 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.18 | — |
| 1961 | 1.22 | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 1.26 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.23 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.22 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.2 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.14 | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 1.11 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.05 | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9668 | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8374 | -13.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7434 | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6643 | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 0.553 | -16.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3894 | -29.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2727 | -30.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3138 | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3002 | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2043 | -32.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1046 | -48.8% |
| 1981 | -0.0337 | -132.3% |
| 1982 | 0.002 | -105.8% |
| 1983 | -0.0482 | -2555.6% |
| 1984 | -0.1958 | +306.3% |
| 1985 | -0.2218 | +13.3% |
| 1986 | -0.2963 | +33.6% |
| 1987 | -0.4634 | +56.4% |
| 1988 | -0.687 | +48.3% |
| 1989 | -0.6884 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | -0.4841 | -29.7% |
| 1991 | -0.5697 | +17.7% |
| 1992 | -0.4726 | -17.0% |
| 1993 | -0.4926 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | -0.2441 | -50.4% |
| 1995 | -0.0205 | -91.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3932 | -2018.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5878 | +49.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6934 | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7598 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.765 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6496 | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2729 | -58.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6967 | +155.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7818 | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7566 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.789 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8056 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7229 | -10.3% |
| 2009 | -1.62 | -324.7% |
| 2010 | -0.4827 | -70.3% |
| 2011 | -0.4163 | -13.8% |
| 2012 | -0.4305 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | -0.3607 | -16.2% |
| 2014 | -0.3139 | -13.0% |
| 2015 | -0.324 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | -0.2436 | -24.8% |
| 2017 | -0.1936 | -20.5% |
| 2018 | -0.3082 | +59.2% |
| 2019 | -0.4432 | +43.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's -0.4432 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.23, 36% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's -0.4432 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -2555.6% | 0.002 | -0.0482 |
| 1996 | +2018.6% | -0.0205 | 0.3932 |
| 2009 | -324.7% | 0.7229 | -1.62 |
| 1984 | -306.3% | -0.0482 | -0.1958 |
| 2003 | +155.2% | 0.2729 | 0.6967 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 | 1.05 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5245 | 0.2043 | 0.9668 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2528 | -0.6884 | 0.1046 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 | -0.5697 | 0.7598 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4616 | -1.62 | 0.8056 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3517 | -0.4827 | -0.1936 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More social development data for Madagascar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 87 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (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 637 (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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Madagascar?
- Physical integrity rights score in Madagascar was -0.4432 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 in 1963.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.62 in 2009.
- How does Madagascar rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Madagascar ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.