Physical Integrity Rights Score in Malawi
Malawi: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.2204 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Malawi, 1964–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.2204 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.4% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Malawi peaked at 0.6601 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.37, in 1966.
That places Malawi 120th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -1.28 | — |
| 1965 | -1.33 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | -1.37 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | -1.36 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | -1.36 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | -1.37 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | -1.33 | -2.9% |
| 1971 | -1.3 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -1.28 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | -1.23 | -3.9% |
| 1975 | -1.17 | -4.9% |
| 1976 | -1.06 | -9.3% |
| 1977 | -0.9426 | -11.4% |
| 1978 | -0.7236 | -23.2% |
| 1979 | -0.594 | -17.9% |
| 1980 | -0.505 | -15.0% |
| 1981 | -0.4441 | -12.1% |
| 1982 | -0.5733 | +29.1% |
| 1983 | -0.7847 | +36.9% |
| 1984 | -0.6944 | -11.5% |
| 1985 | -0.7506 | +8.1% |
| 1986 | -0.6822 | -9.1% |
| 1987 | -0.7587 | +11.2% |
| 1988 | -0.6797 | -10.4% |
| 1989 | -0.7574 | +11.4% |
| 1990 | -0.7591 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | -0.7116 | -6.3% |
| 1992 | -0.6224 | -12.5% |
| 1993 | -0.0337 | -94.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1495 | -543.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3177 | +112.4% |
| 1996 | 0.275 | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3429 | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5479 | +59.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5673 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5781 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.406 | -29.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2145 | -47.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1813 | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2427 | +33.9% |
| 2005 | 0.184 | -24.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1696 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2568 | +51.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3197 | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4591 | +43.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4059 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3778 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4651 | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5887 | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6128 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6601 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5551 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4721 | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3079 | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2204 | -28.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2204 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.23. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2204 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105, 21.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +543.3% | -0.0337 | 0.1495 |
| 1995 | +112.4% | 0.1495 | 0.3177 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.34 | -1.37 | -1.28 | 6 |
| 1970s | -1.1 | -1.33 | -0.594 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.663 | -0.7847 | -0.4441 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 | -0.7591 | 0.5673 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3012 | 0.1696 | 0.5781 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4666 | 0.2204 | 0.6601 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 117 El Salvador 0.2715 compare
- 118 Equatorial Guinea 0.2423 compare
- 119 Moldova 0.231 compare
- 121 Tunisia 0.1891 compare
- 122 Mozambique 0.1652 compare
- 123 Malaysia 0.1103 compare
More social development data for Malawi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,241 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 551 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 551 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 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 Malawi?
- Physical integrity rights score in Malawi was 0.2204 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6601 in 2015.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.37 in 1966.
- How does Malawi rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Malawi ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.