Physical Integrity Rights Score in Norway
Norway: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 4.28 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Norway, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Norway stood at 4.28.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Norway peaked at 4.28 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8388, in 1946.
Norway ranks 10th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.8388 | — |
| 1947 | 0.8854 | +5.6% |
| 1948 | 0.9352 | +5.6% |
| 1949 | 0.9738 | +4.1% |
| 1950 | 1.02 | +4.6% |
| 1951 | 1.04 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 1.07 | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 1.08 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 1.12 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 1.18 | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 1.26 | +7.0% |
| 1957 | 1.31 | +3.9% |
| 1958 | 1.32 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 1.34 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 1.36 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 1.41 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 1.43 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.43 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.41 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.42 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.44 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.5 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 1.58 | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 1.63 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.66 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1.68 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.67 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.7 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.69 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.71 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.76 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.84 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1.95 | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 2.05 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 2.18 | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 2.27 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 2.34 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2.43 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 2.48 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 2.52 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.53 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.51 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.65 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 2.75 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 2.82 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 3.14 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 3.26 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 3.35 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.55 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 3.73 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 3.87 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.97 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 4.05 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.11 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.17 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.19 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.2 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.19 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.15 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.12 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.06 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.13 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.16 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.19 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.19 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.21 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.23 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.26 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.26 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.28 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.27 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.28 | +0.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 4.28 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.22, 1.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 4.28 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.75, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.9083 | 0.8388 | 0.9738 | 4 |
| 1950s | 1.17 | 1.02 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.46 | 1.36 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.77 | 1.66 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.46 | 2.18 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.47 | 2.82 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 | 4.06 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.23 | 4.16 | 4.28 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 7 San Marino 4.52 compare
- 8 Tuvalu 4.37 compare
- 9 Kiribati 4.32 compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 4.03 compare
- 12 Netherlands 3.75 compare
- 13 New Zealand 3.72 compare
More social development data for Norway
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (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 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0221 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 Norway?
- Physical integrity rights score in Norway was 4.28 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 in 2017.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8388 in 1946.
- How does Norway rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Norway ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.