Physical Integrity Rights Score in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.46 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Marshall Islands, 1991–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 2.46 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Marshall Islands peaked at 3.31 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.68, in 1991.
That places Marshall Islands 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.68 | — |
| 1992 | 1.82 | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 1.97 | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 2.11 | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 2.25 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 2.39 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 2.54 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 2.69 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 2.83 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 2.97 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 3.11 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.21 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.28 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.31 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.31 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.27 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.2 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.08 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.87 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.48 | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 2.52 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.48 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.42 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.34 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.22 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.35 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.43 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.46 | +1.4% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 2.46 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 4.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 2.46 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 | 1.68 | 2.83 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.16 | 2.87 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 | 2.22 | 2.52 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More social development data for Marshall Islands
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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 Marshall Islands?
- Physical integrity rights score in Marshall Islands was 2.46 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 in 2004.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Marshall Islands ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.