Physical Integrity Rights Score in Sudan
Sudan: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.94 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Sudan, 1956–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Sudan is -1.94, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Sudan peaked at -1.04 in 1980 and was at its lowest, -2.86, in 1966.
Sudan ranks 188th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | -2.72 | — |
| 1957 | -2.75 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | -2.82 | +2.3% |
| 1959 | -2.86 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | -2.83 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | -2.84 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | -2.83 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | -2.83 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | -2.85 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | -2.86 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | -2.86 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | -2.86 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | -2.84 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | -2.83 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | -2.8 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | -2.75 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | -2.6 | -5.6% |
| 1973 | -1.58 | -39.3% |
| 1974 | -1.45 | -8.2% |
| 1975 | -1.38 | -5.0% |
| 1976 | -1.33 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | -1.12 | -15.6% |
| 1978 | -1.09 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | -1.12 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | -1.04 | -7.8% |
| 1981 | -1.06 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | -1.1 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | -1.37 | +25.4% |
| 1984 | -1.55 | +12.5% |
| 1985 | -1.58 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | -1.76 | +11.2% |
| 1987 | -1.86 | +6.1% |
| 1988 | -2.13 | +14.1% |
| 1989 | -2.22 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | -2.04 | -8.2% |
| 1991 | -2.04 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | -2.34 | +14.8% |
| 1993 | -2.17 | -7.2% |
| 1994 | -2.11 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | -1.97 | -6.4% |
| 1996 | -1.74 | -11.8% |
| 1997 | -2.11 | +21.2% |
| 1998 | -2.18 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | -2.09 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | -2.05 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | -1.82 | -11.3% |
| 2002 | -1.77 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | -2.53 | +42.4% |
| 2004 | -2.56 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | -2.12 | -17.0% |
| 2006 | -2.02 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | -1.88 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | -1.99 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | -1.92 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | -1.91 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | -1.96 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | -1.75 | -10.5% |
| 2013 | -1.67 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | -1.86 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | -2.07 | +11.2% |
| 2016 | -2.08 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | -1.78 | -14.4% |
| 2018 | -1.79 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | -1.94 | +8.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -1.94 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.23, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -1.94 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 Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -42.4% | -1.77 | -2.53 |
| 1973 | +39.3% | -2.6 | -1.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.79 | -2.86 | -2.72 | 4 |
| 1960s | -2.85 | -2.86 | -2.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.72 | -2.8 | -1.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.57 | -2.22 | -1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.08 | -2.34 | -1.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.07 | -2.56 | -1.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.88 | -2.08 | -1.67 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 185 Eritrea -1.8 compare
- 186 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.81 compare
- 187 Burkina Faso -1.91 compare
- 189 North Korea -1.99 compare
- 190 Yemen -2.02 compare
- 191 Libya -2.02 compare
More social development data for Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 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 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 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 Sudan?
- Physical integrity rights score in Sudan was -1.94 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -1.04 in 1980.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.86 in 1966.
- How does Sudan rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Sudan ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.