Physical Integrity Rights Score in South Sudan
South Sudan: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.79 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in South Sudan, 2011–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in South Sudan stood at -1.79.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in South Sudan peaked at -1.51 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -2.12, in 2013.
South Sudan ranks 184th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1.51 | — |
| 2012 | -1.75 | +16.3% |
| 2013 | -2.12 | +20.8% |
| 2014 | -1.97 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | -2.05 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | -1.9 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | -1.96 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | -1.91 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -1.79 | -6.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's -1.79 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.23, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's -1.79 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (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 0.1958 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in South Sudan?
- Physical integrity rights score in South Sudan was -1.79 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -1.51 in 2011.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.12 in 2013.
- How does South Sudan rank for physical integrity rights score?
- South Sudan ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.