Physical Integrity Rights Score in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.4203 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Sri Lanka, 1948–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.4203 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.8% on the previous year and up 126.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6615 in 1949 and was at its lowest, -2.24, in 1984.
That places Sri Lanka 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.6492 | — |
| 1949 | 0.6615 | +1.9% |
| 1950 | 0.6372 | -3.7% |
| 1951 | 0.593 | -6.9% |
| 1952 | 0.5204 | -12.3% |
| 1953 | 0.4446 | -14.6% |
| 1954 | 0.3801 | -14.5% |
| 1955 | 0.3372 | -11.3% |
| 1956 | 0.3061 | -9.2% |
| 1957 | 0.2902 | -5.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2285 | -21.3% |
| 1959 | 0.1825 | -20.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1291 | -29.3% |
| 1961 | 0.1031 | -20.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0752 | -27.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0475 | -36.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0267 | -43.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0046 | -82.8% |
| 1966 | -0.0125 | -371.0% |
| 1967 | -0.0333 | +167.3% |
| 1968 | -0.0602 | +80.5% |
| 1969 | -0.0792 | +31.6% |
| 1970 | -0.1059 | +33.7% |
| 1971 | -0.1412 | +33.4% |
| 1972 | -0.1042 | -26.2% |
| 1973 | -0.0598 | -42.6% |
| 1974 | -0.0265 | -55.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0092 | -134.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 | -80.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2183 | +11978.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2492 | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1042 | -58.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0982 | -5.8% |
| 1981 | -0.2277 | -331.9% |
| 1982 | -0.4709 | +106.8% |
| 1983 | -2.14 | +354.4% |
| 1984 | -2.24 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | -2.23 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | -2.19 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | -2.16 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | -2.02 | -6.3% |
| 1989 | -1.96 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | -2.11 | +8.0% |
| 1991 | -1.83 | -13.4% |
| 1992 | -1.67 | -8.5% |
| 1993 | -1.56 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | -1.48 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | -1.59 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | -1.64 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | -1.51 | -8.1% |
| 1998 | -1.45 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | -1.45 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.5 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | -1.35 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | -1.02 | -24.9% |
| 2003 | -0.7688 | -24.3% |
| 2004 | -0.8194 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | -1.19 | +44.9% |
| 2006 | -1.66 | +39.7% |
| 2007 | -1.59 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | -1.53 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | -1.57 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | -1.42 | -10.1% |
| 2011 | -1.34 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | -1.15 | -13.9% |
| 2013 | -0.9351 | -18.7% |
| 2014 | -0.7702 | -17.6% |
| 2015 | -0.3756 | -51.2% |
| 2016 | -0.1765 | -53.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0146 | -91.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2647 | -1919.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4203 | +58.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.4203 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 76% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.4203 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.4599, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +11978.0% | 0.0018 | 0.2183 |
| 2018 | +1919.1% | -0.0146 | 0.2647 |
| 1966 | -371.0% | 0.0046 | -0.0125 |
| 1983 | -354.4% | -0.4709 | -2.14 |
| 1981 | -331.9% | 0.0982 | -0.2277 |
| 1967 | -167.3% | -0.0125 | -0.0333 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.6554 | 0.6492 | 0.6615 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.392 | 0.1825 | 0.6372 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0201 | -0.0792 | 0.1291 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0145 | -0.1412 | 0.2492 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.55 | -2.24 | 0.0982 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.63 | -2.11 | -1.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.3 | -1.66 | -0.7688 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5489 | -1.42 | 0.4203 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Sri Lanka?
- Physical integrity rights score in Sri Lanka was 0.4203 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6615 in 1949.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.24 in 1984.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Sri Lanka ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.