Physical Integrity Rights Score in New Zealand
New Zealand: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 3.72 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in New Zealand, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in New Zealand is 3.72, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in New Zealand peaked at 4.07 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.88, in 1946.
That places New Zealand 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1.88 | — |
| 1947 | 2.06 | +9.5% |
| 1948 | 2.22 | +8.0% |
| 1949 | 2.36 | +6.1% |
| 1950 | 2.45 | +3.8% |
| 1951 | 2.53 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 2.66 | +5.1% |
| 1953 | 2.77 | +4.3% |
| 1954 | 2.85 | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 2.92 | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 2.99 | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 3.05 | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 3.07 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 3.1 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 3.13 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 3.14 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 3.14 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.17 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 3.2 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 3.21 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.22 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.26 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 3.29 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 3.31 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 3.33 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.33 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.34 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.32 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 3.31 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.32 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 3.37 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 3.48 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 3.57 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.65 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.73 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.79 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 3.85 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 3.89 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 3.93 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 3.95 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.98 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 4 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 4.03 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.04 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.06 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.06 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.07 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 4.07 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.06 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.05 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.02 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.97 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.88 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.77 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 3.62 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.43 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 3.19 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 3.07 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.01 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.98 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.01 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.31 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 3.43 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.56 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.58 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.61 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.64 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.66 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.71 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.71 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.71 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.72 | +0.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 3.72 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.22, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 3.72 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.13 | 1.88 | 2.36 | 4 |
| 1950s | 2.84 | 2.45 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.21 | 3.13 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4 | 3.31 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.92 | 3.73 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 3.77 | 4.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.21 | 2.98 | 3.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.64 | 3.5 | 3.72 | 10 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 10 Norway 4.28 compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 4.03 compare
- 12 Netherlands 3.75 compare
- 14 Sao Tome and Principe 3.63 compare
- 15 Slovenia 3.47 compare
- 16 Denmark 3.37 compare
More social development data for New Zealand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,148 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 58 (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 58 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 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 New Zealand?
- Physical integrity rights score in New Zealand was 3.72 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 in 1992.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 in 1946.
- How does New Zealand rank for physical integrity rights score?
- New Zealand ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.