Physical Integrity Rights Score in Serbia
Serbia: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.44 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Serbia, 1946–2018
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, physical integrity rights score in Serbia stood at 1.44.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Serbia peaked at 1.45 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -2.28, in 1999.
Serbia ranks 72nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -1.69 | — |
| 1947 | -1.75 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | -1.81 | +3.2% |
| 1949 | -1.82 | +0.9% |
| 1950 | -1.84 | +1.0% |
| 1951 | -1.85 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | -1.83 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | -1.81 | -1.1% |
| 1954 | -1.79 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | -1.74 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | -1.66 | -4.7% |
| 1957 | -1.51 | -8.9% |
| 1958 | -1.43 | -5.1% |
| 1959 | -1.4 | -2.6% |
| 1960 | -1.38 | -1.3% |
| 1961 | -1.39 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | -1.37 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | -1.3 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | -1.23 | -5.6% |
| 1965 | -1.1 | -10.4% |
| 1966 | -0.8559 | -22.4% |
| 1967 | -0.7024 | -17.9% |
| 1968 | -0.6154 | -12.4% |
| 1969 | -0.5607 | -8.9% |
| 1970 | -0.5421 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | -0.5616 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | -0.6008 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | -0.623 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | -0.6606 | +6.0% |
| 1975 | -0.7376 | +11.6% |
| 1976 | -0.8647 | +17.2% |
| 1977 | -0.9123 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | -0.9232 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | -0.881 | -4.6% |
| 1980 | -0.7866 | -10.7% |
| 1981 | -0.8678 | +10.3% |
| 1982 | -0.8705 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | -0.724 | -16.8% |
| 1984 | -0.7438 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | -0.721 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | -0.6328 | -12.2% |
| 1987 | -0.6925 | +9.4% |
| 1988 | -0.9335 | +34.8% |
| 1989 | -1.04 | +11.0% |
| 1990 | -1.06 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | -1.42 | +34.4% |
| 1992 | -1.41 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | -1.41 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | -1.39 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | -1.38 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | -1.28 | -7.4% |
| 1997 | -1.44 | +13.3% |
| 1998 | -2.02 | +39.8% |
| 1999 | -2.28 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | -1.31 | -42.4% |
| 2001 | -0.8679 | -33.9% |
| 2002 | -0.0585 | -93.3% |
| 2003 | -0.0182 | -68.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3084 | -1797.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5014 | +62.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7623 | +52.0% |
| 2007 | 0.988 | +29.6% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 1.16 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.34 | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 1.44 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.44 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.44 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.43 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.43 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.44 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.45 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.44 | -0.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1.44 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 2.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 1.44 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.75, 82% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1797.4% | -0.0182 | 0.3084 |
| 2002 | +93.3% | -0.8679 | -0.0585 |
| 2003 | +68.9% | -0.0585 | -0.0182 |
| 2005 | +62.6% | 0.3084 | 0.5014 |
| 2006 | +52.0% | 0.5014 | 0.7623 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.77 | -1.82 | -1.69 | 4 |
| 1950s | -1.69 | -1.85 | -1.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.05 | -1.39 | -0.5607 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7307 | -0.9232 | -0.5421 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8008 | -1.04 | -0.6328 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.51 | -2.28 | -1.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.252 | -1.31 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.53 compare
- 70 North Macedonia 1.49 compare
- 71 Hungary 1.45 compare
- 73 Romania 1.41 compare
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 1.4 compare
- 75 Greece 1.32 compare
More social development data for Serbia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0062 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 Serbia?
- Physical integrity rights score in Serbia was 1.44 in 2018, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 in 2017.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.28 in 1999.
- How does Serbia rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Serbia ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia 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.