Physical Integrity Rights Score in Namibia
Namibia: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.16 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Namibia, 1976–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Namibia stood at 2.16. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Namibia peaked at 2.16 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.39, in 1986.
That places Namibia 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -1.16 | — |
| 1977 | -1.07 | -8.0% |
| 1978 | -0.9737 | -8.7% |
| 1979 | -0.982 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | -1.07 | +8.7% |
| 1981 | -1.09 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | -1.18 | +8.5% |
| 1983 | -1.21 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | -1.25 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | -1.34 | +7.0% |
| 1986 | -1.39 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | -1.34 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | -1.27 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | -0.8979 | -29.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0064 | -100.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1929 | +2933.1% |
| 1992 | 0.281 | +45.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3986 | +41.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4635 | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4123 | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4461 | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3286 | -26.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0861 | -73.8% |
| 1999 | -0.1213 | -240.8% |
| 2000 | -0.075 | -38.2% |
| 2001 | -0.1234 | +64.5% |
| 2002 | -0.081 | -34.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3615 | -546.2% |
| 2004 | 0.778 | +115.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9361 | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 1.16 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.31 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 1.33 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.22 | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.15 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.31 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 1.45 | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 1.88 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 1.98 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.11 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 2.16 | +2.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.16 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0498, 43.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.16 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105, 206.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +2933.1% | 0.0064 | 0.1929 |
| 2003 | +546.2% | -0.081 | 0.3615 |
| 1999 | -240.8% | 0.0861 | -0.1213 |
| 2004 | +115.2% | 0.3615 | 0.778 |
| 1990 | +100.7% | -0.8979 | 0.0064 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.05 | -1.16 | -0.9737 | 4 |
| 1980s | -1.2 | -1.39 | -0.8979 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2494 | -0.1213 | 0.4635 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6618 | -0.1234 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 | 1.15 | 2.16 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 46 Lithuania 2.22 compare
- 47 Croatia 2.2 compare
- 48 Seychelles 2.19 compare
- 50 Guinea-Bissau 2.14 compare
- 51 Cape Verde 2.14 compare
- 52 Portugal 2.09 compare
More social development data for Namibia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,470 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 685 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0018 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 Namibia?
- Physical integrity rights score in Namibia was 2.16 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.39 in 1986.
- How does Namibia rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Namibia ranks 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.