Physical Integrity Rights Score in Mauritius
Mauritius: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.19 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Mauritius, 1968–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Mauritius is 1.19, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Mauritius peaked at 2.24 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.9085, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1.37 | — |
| 1969 | 1.51 | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 1.61 | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 1.7 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 1.77 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 1.81 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.82 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.81 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.83 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.84 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.83 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.95 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 2.04 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 2.11 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 2.15 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.15 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.13 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.21 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 2.24 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.23 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.14 | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.95 | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 1.74 | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 1.59 | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 1.51 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.33 | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 1.24 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 1.35 | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 1.33 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.31 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9343 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9085 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9588 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.54 | +60.2% |
| 2003 | 1.63 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.51 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.38 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.22 | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 1.21 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.24 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.27 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.31 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.27 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.24 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.22 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.19 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.19 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.18 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.19 | +0.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.19 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105, 112.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +60.2% | 0.9588 | 1.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.51 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.79 | 1.61 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.14 | 1.95 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 | 0.9343 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 | 0.9085 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.31 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More social development data for Mauritius
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 283 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -50 % 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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 283 (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 Mauritius?
- Physical integrity rights score in Mauritius was 1.19 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 in 1986.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9085 in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Mauritius ranks 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.