Physical Integrity Rights Score in Niger
Niger: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -0.8673 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Niger, 1960–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded -0.8673 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 3,734.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Niger peaked at 0.8532 in 1969 and was at its lowest, -1.97, in 1990.
Niger ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5085 | — |
| 1961 | 0.5574 | +9.6% |
| 1962 | 0.5753 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5608 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5529 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6424 | +16.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7403 | +15.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8062 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8496 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8532 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8241 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7746 | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6831 | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5567 | -18.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3837 | -31.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2221 | -42.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0754 | -66.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 | -98.8% |
| 1978 | -0.0934 | -10271.7% |
| 1979 | -0.1826 | +95.6% |
| 1980 | -0.0668 | -63.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0082 | -112.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1148 | +1305.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2189 | +90.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1391 | -36.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1012 | -27.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2471 | +144.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2941 | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3119 | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2968 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | -1.97 | -763.2% |
| 1991 | -0.1089 | -94.5% |
| 1992 | -0.2119 | +94.6% |
| 1993 | -0.2054 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | -0.3885 | +89.1% |
| 1995 | -1.58 | +307.3% |
| 1996 | -0.1126 | -92.9% |
| 1997 | -0.0844 | -25.1% |
| 1998 | -1.85 | +2087.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2807 | -115.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5811 | +107.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7904 | +36.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8461 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7611 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7542 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.802 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6696 | -16.5% |
| 2007 | -0.0061 | -100.9% |
| 2008 | -0.1216 | +1886.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0239 | -119.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1466 | +514.0% |
| 2011 | 0.295 | +101.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3753 | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1948 | -48.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0678 | -65.2% |
| 2015 | -0.3076 | -553.8% |
| 2016 | -0.4797 | +55.9% |
| 2017 | -0.5476 | +14.2% |
| 2018 | -0.779 | +42.3% |
| 2019 | -0.8673 | +11.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's -0.8673 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.23, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's -0.8673 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -10271.7% | 0.0009 | -0.0934 |
| 1998 | -2087.2% | -0.0844 | -1.85 |
| 2008 | -1886.7% | -0.0061 | -0.1216 |
| 1982 | +1305.7% | 0.0082 | 0.1148 |
| 1990 | -763.2% | 0.2968 | -1.97 |
| 2015 | -553.8% | 0.0678 | -0.3076 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6647 | 0.5085 | 0.8532 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3245 | -0.1826 | 0.8241 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1665 | -0.0668 | 0.3119 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6227 | -1.97 | 0.2807 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5101 | -0.1216 | 0.8461 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1902 | -0.8673 | 0.3753 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More social development data for Niger
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 385,986 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 85,591 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 85,591 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0138 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 Niger?
- Physical integrity rights score in Niger was -0.8673 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8532 in 1969.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.97 in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Niger ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3,734.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.