Physical Integrity Rights Score in Somalia
Somalia: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.23 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Somalia, 1960–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded -1.23 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Somalia peaked at 0.2715 in 1965 and was at its lowest, -2.37, in 1989.
Somalia ranks 168th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2192 | — |
| 1961 | 0.2405 | +9.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2672 | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2531 | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2607 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2715 | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2307 | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2101 | -8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1896 | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1341 | -29.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0898 | -33.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1215 | +35.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1372 | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1281 | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0715 | -44.2% |
| 1975 | -0.0278 | -138.9% |
| 1976 | -0.1164 | +318.9% |
| 1977 | -0.3664 | +214.8% |
| 1978 | -0.5882 | +60.6% |
| 1979 | -0.7392 | +25.7% |
| 1980 | -0.7851 | +6.2% |
| 1981 | -0.775 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | -0.9244 | +19.3% |
| 1983 | -1.03 | +11.8% |
| 1984 | -1.09 | +5.6% |
| 1985 | -1.21 | +10.6% |
| 1986 | -1.34 | +11.4% |
| 1987 | -1.49 | +11.1% |
| 1988 | -2.17 | +45.6% |
| 1989 | -2.37 | +8.8% |
| 1990 | -2.08 | -12.2% |
| 1991 | -2.07 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | -1.66 | -20.0% |
| 1993 | -1.49 | -10.3% |
| 1994 | -1.44 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | -1.38 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | -1.33 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | -1.16 | -12.9% |
| 1998 | -1.13 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | -1.21 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | -1.24 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | -1.25 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | -1.26 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | -1.25 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | -1.25 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | -1.25 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | -1.3 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | -1.43 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | -1.45 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | -1.41 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | -1.45 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | -1.67 | +15.1% |
| 2012 | -1.62 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | -1.48 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | -1.48 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -1.37 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | -1.3 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | -1.2 | -8.1% |
| 2018 | -1.22 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | -1.23 | +0.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -1.23 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.23, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -1.23 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 Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -318.9% | -0.0278 | -0.1164 |
| 1977 | -214.8% | -0.1164 | -0.3664 |
| 1975 | -138.9% | 0.0715 | -0.0278 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2277 | 0.1341 | 0.2715 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.129 | -0.7392 | 0.1372 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.32 | -2.37 | -0.775 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.49 | -2.08 | -1.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.31 | -1.45 | -1.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.4 | -1.67 | -1.2 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More social development data for Somalia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,967 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 892,037 (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 0.0454 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 892,037 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 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 Somalia?
- Physical integrity rights score in Somalia was -1.23 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2715 in 1965.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.37 in 1989.
- How does Somalia rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Somalia ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.