Physical Integrity Rights Score in Oman
Oman: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Oman, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Oman is 1.13, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Oman peaked at 2.42 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2902, in 1980.
Oman ranks 87th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.6084 | — |
| 1947 | 0.6419 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | 0.6839 | +6.5% |
| 1949 | 0.7177 | +4.9% |
| 1950 | 0.7574 | +5.5% |
| 1951 | 0.7887 | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 0.814 | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 0.838 | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 0.8791 | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 0.9092 | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 0.9365 | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 0.9684 | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 0.9784 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.9871 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.9945 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 1.02 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 1.03 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.04 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 1.06 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.07 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 1.08 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.09 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.01 | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9809 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9771 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9436 | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7649 | -18.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3972 | -48.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3215 | -19.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2902 | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3267 | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4207 | +28.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5258 | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6228 | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7149 | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8195 | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8855 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9929 | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9754 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.09 | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.04 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8383 | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8351 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9053 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9966 | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 1.21 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 1.42 | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 1.6 | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 2.01 | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 2.06 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.2 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 2.16 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.33 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 2.42 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.4 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.31 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.13 | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.27 | -40.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8419 | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | +24.9% |
| 2015 | 1.16 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.12 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.13 | +1.4% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.13 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.22, 51% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.13 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0154, 73.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Oman 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 | -48.1% | 0.7649 | 0.3972 |
| 2011 | -40.2% | 2.13 | 1.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.663 | 0.6084 | 0.7177 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.8857 | 0.7574 | 0.9871 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.05 | 0.9945 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8662 | 0.3215 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6574 | 0.2902 | 0.9929 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 | 0.8351 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 | 1.42 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 0.8419 | 2.13 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More social development data for Oman
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 133 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (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 133 (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 Oman?
- Physical integrity rights score in Oman was 1.13 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 in 2007.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2902 in 1980.
- How does Oman rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Oman ranks 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.