Physical Integrity Rights Score in Syria
Syria: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -2.04 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Syria, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Syria recorded -2.04 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Syria peaked at -0.1622 in 1953 and was at its lowest, -2.88, in 1982.
Syria ranks 192nd 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -0.1814 | — |
| 1947 | -0.2088 | +15.1% |
| 1948 | -0.2396 | +14.7% |
| 1949 | -0.263 | +9.8% |
| 1950 | -0.2211 | -15.9% |
| 1951 | -0.198 | -10.5% |
| 1952 | -0.1753 | -11.4% |
| 1953 | -0.1622 | -7.5% |
| 1954 | -0.2088 | +28.7% |
| 1955 | -0.2555 | +22.4% |
| 1956 | -0.3023 | +18.3% |
| 1957 | -0.2949 | -2.4% |
| 1958 | -0.2889 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | -0.2973 | +2.9% |
| 1960 | -0.3314 | +11.5% |
| 1961 | -0.3748 | +13.1% |
| 1962 | -0.4341 | +15.8% |
| 1963 | -0.5292 | +21.9% |
| 1964 | -0.5838 | +10.3% |
| 1965 | -0.6606 | +13.2% |
| 1966 | -0.7211 | +9.2% |
| 1967 | -0.7637 | +5.9% |
| 1968 | -0.7917 | +3.7% |
| 1969 | -0.8286 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | -0.9363 | +13.0% |
| 1971 | -1.14 | +21.3% |
| 1972 | -1.25 | +9.9% |
| 1973 | -1.32 | +6.0% |
| 1974 | -1.35 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | -1.4 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | -1.46 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | -1.48 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | -1.55 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | -1.74 | +12.3% |
| 1980 | -2.08 | +19.4% |
| 1981 | -2.84 | +36.6% |
| 1982 | -2.88 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | -1.95 | -32.3% |
| 1984 | -1.84 | -5.5% |
| 1985 | -1.76 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | -1.72 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | -1.64 | -4.6% |
| 1988 | -1.54 | -5.9% |
| 1989 | -1.4 | -9.3% |
| 1990 | -1.35 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | -1.18 | -12.7% |
| 1992 | -0.989 | -16.2% |
| 1993 | -1.02 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | -0.9793 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | -0.8319 | -15.1% |
| 1996 | -0.8355 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.8053 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | -0.7692 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | -0.7209 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | -0.6595 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | -0.5348 | -18.9% |
| 2002 | -0.4673 | -12.6% |
| 2003 | -0.4668 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | -0.4937 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | -0.5571 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | -0.6627 | +19.0% |
| 2007 | -0.8286 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | -1.05 | +26.7% |
| 2009 | -1.11 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | -1.18 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | -2.42 | +104.0% |
| 2012 | -2.27 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | -2.16 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | -1.89 | -12.3% |
| 2015 | -1.72 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | -1.68 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | -1.76 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | -1.79 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | -2.04 | +13.9% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's -2.04 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.23, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's -2.04 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0154. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -104.0% | -1.18 | -2.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2232 | -0.263 | -0.1814 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.2404 | -0.3023 | -0.1622 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6019 | -0.8286 | -0.3314 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.36 | -1.74 | -0.9363 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.96 | -2.88 | -1.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9486 | -1.35 | -0.7209 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6833 | -1.11 | -0.4668 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.89 | -2.42 | -1.18 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More social development data for Syria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 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 0.1899 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Syria?
- Physical integrity rights score in Syria was -2.04 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1622 in 1953.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.88 in 1982.
- How does Syria rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Syria ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.