Physical Integrity Rights Score in Philippines
Philippines: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.67 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Philippines, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Philippines stood at -1.67.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Philippines peaked at -0.364 in 1961 and was at its lowest, -2.58, in 1974.
Philippines ranks 175th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -1.58 | — |
| 1947 | -1.6 | +1.6% |
| 1948 | -1.58 | -1.8% |
| 1949 | -1.48 | -6.3% |
| 1950 | -1.43 | -3.3% |
| 1951 | -1.41 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | -1.34 | -5.1% |
| 1953 | -1.25 | -6.9% |
| 1954 | -1.12 | -10.3% |
| 1955 | -0.8317 | -25.5% |
| 1956 | -0.667 | -19.8% |
| 1957 | -0.562 | -15.7% |
| 1958 | -0.4871 | -13.3% |
| 1959 | -0.4229 | -13.2% |
| 1960 | -0.3826 | -9.5% |
| 1961 | -0.364 | -4.9% |
| 1962 | -0.3657 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | -0.3771 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | -0.4569 | +21.2% |
| 1965 | -0.544 | +19.1% |
| 1966 | -0.6816 | +25.3% |
| 1967 | -0.9021 | +32.3% |
| 1968 | -1.52 | +68.6% |
| 1969 | -1.83 | +20.4% |
| 1970 | -1.99 | +8.5% |
| 1971 | -2.12 | +6.6% |
| 1972 | -2.46 | +16.1% |
| 1973 | -2.58 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | -2.58 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | -2.51 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | -2.32 | -7.5% |
| 1977 | -2.18 | -6.2% |
| 1978 | -2.14 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | -2.11 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | -2.11 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | -2.17 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | -2.15 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | -2.16 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | -2.08 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | -2.02 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | -1.76 | -12.9% |
| 1987 | -1.7 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | -1.66 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | -1.64 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | -1.69 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | -1.63 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | -1.5 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | -1.35 | -9.8% |
| 1994 | -1.25 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | -1.26 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | -1.16 | -8.1% |
| 1997 | -1.1 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | -1.08 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | -1.21 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | -1.38 | +14.0% |
| 2001 | -1.31 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | -1.26 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | -1.36 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | -1.43 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | -1.47 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | -1.49 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | -1.45 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | -1.42 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | -1.4 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | -1.35 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | -1.26 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | -1.21 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | -1.18 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | -1.18 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | -1.31 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | -1.66 | +26.9% |
| 2017 | -1.57 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | -1.56 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | -1.67 | +7.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's -1.67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55. (57 countries reporting)
- Philippines's -1.67 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -68.6% | -0.9021 | -1.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.56 | -1.6 | -1.48 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.9508 | -1.43 | -0.4229 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7425 | -1.83 | -0.364 | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.3 | -2.58 | -1.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.95 | -2.17 | -1.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.32 | -1.69 | -1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.4 | -1.49 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.4 | -1.67 | -1.18 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More social development data for Philippines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,032 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (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 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Philippines?
- Physical integrity rights score in Philippines was -1.67 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was -0.364 in 1961.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.58 in 1974.
- How does Philippines rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Philippines ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.