Physical Integrity Rights Score in Mozambique
Mozambique: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.1652 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Mozambique, 1975–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.1652 for physical integrity rights score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.0% on the previous year and up 700.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Mozambique peaked at 0.1652 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.91, in 1985.
That places Mozambique 122nd 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -1.63 | — |
| 1976 | -1.65 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | -1.6 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | -1.6 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | -1.59 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | -1.54 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | -1.49 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | -1.63 | +9.4% |
| 1983 | -1.72 | +5.2% |
| 1984 | -1.73 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | -1.91 | +9.9% |
| 1986 | -1.9 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | -1.83 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | -1.64 | -10.1% |
| 1989 | -1.52 | -7.5% |
| 1990 | -1.38 | -9.4% |
| 1991 | -1.36 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | -1.34 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | -0.8958 | -33.3% |
| 1994 | -0.7749 | -13.5% |
| 1995 | -0.6725 | -13.2% |
| 1996 | -0.6571 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | -0.5864 | -10.7% |
| 1998 | -0.5142 | -12.3% |
| 1999 | -0.3504 | -31.9% |
| 2000 | -0.423 | +20.7% |
| 2001 | -0.2717 | -35.8% |
| 2002 | -0.1559 | -42.6% |
| 2003 | -0.0599 | -61.6% |
| 2004 | -0.1066 | +77.9% |
| 2005 | -0.0666 | -37.5% |
| 2006 | -0.0275 | -58.8% |
| 2007 | -0.0353 | +28.5% |
| 2008 | -0.0179 | -49.4% |
| 2009 | -0.0275 | +53.9% |
| 2010 | -0.0861 | +212.7% |
| 2011 | -0.0564 | -34.5% |
| 2012 | -0.046 | -18.4% |
| 2013 | -0.0129 | -71.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0291 | -325.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0989 | +239.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0732 | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 0.13 | +77.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1163 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1652 | +42.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.1652 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.23. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.1652 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105, 15.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +325.5% | -0.0129 | 0.0291 |
| 2015 | +239.3% | 0.0291 | 0.0989 |
| 2010 | -212.7% | -0.0275 | -0.0861 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.61 | -1.65 | -1.59 | 5 |
| 1980s | -1.69 | -1.91 | -1.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.853 | -1.38 | -0.3504 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1192 | -0.423 | -0.0179 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0411 | -0.0861 | 0.1652 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More social development data for Mozambique
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,105 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % 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 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Mozambique?
- Physical integrity rights score in Mozambique was 0.1652 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1652 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.91 in 1985.
- How does Mozambique rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Mozambique ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 700.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.