Physical Integrity Rights Score in Thailand
Thailand: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -0.7651 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Thailand, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded -0.7651 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Thailand peaked at 0.3612 in 1999 and was at its lowest, -1.33, in 1979.
That places Thailand 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -0.0842 | — |
| 1947 | -0.109 | +29.5% |
| 1948 | -0.1337 | +22.6% |
| 1949 | -0.1542 | +15.3% |
| 1950 | -0.1718 | +11.4% |
| 1951 | -0.1965 | +14.4% |
| 1952 | -0.2172 | +10.5% |
| 1953 | -0.2496 | +14.9% |
| 1954 | -0.2872 | +15.1% |
| 1955 | -0.3422 | +19.1% |
| 1956 | -0.3301 | -3.5% |
| 1957 | -0.3346 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | -0.3626 | +8.4% |
| 1959 | -0.4036 | +11.3% |
| 1960 | -0.391 | -3.1% |
| 1961 | -0.3906 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | -0.3435 | -12.1% |
| 1963 | -0.3017 | -12.2% |
| 1964 | -0.2819 | -6.6% |
| 1965 | -0.281 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | -0.28 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | -0.279 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | -0.281 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | -0.2978 | +6.0% |
| 1970 | -0.3321 | +11.5% |
| 1971 | -0.3822 | +15.1% |
| 1972 | -0.4491 | +17.5% |
| 1973 | -0.5397 | +20.2% |
| 1974 | -0.6617 | +22.6% |
| 1975 | -0.8608 | +30.1% |
| 1976 | -1.18 | +36.9% |
| 1977 | -1.17 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | -1.26 | +7.7% |
| 1979 | -1.33 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | -1.26 | -5.0% |
| 1981 | -1.23 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | -1.17 | -5.0% |
| 1983 | -1.07 | -8.8% |
| 1984 | -0.8985 | -15.7% |
| 1985 | -0.7728 | -14.0% |
| 1986 | -0.8149 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | -0.7215 | -11.5% |
| 1988 | -0.6247 | -13.4% |
| 1989 | -0.5043 | -19.3% |
| 1990 | -0.4977 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | -0.4425 | -11.1% |
| 1992 | -0.5528 | +24.9% |
| 1993 | -0.3962 | -28.3% |
| 1994 | -0.2563 | -35.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0402 | -115.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0247 | -38.5% |
| 1997 | 0.215 | +768.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3136 | +45.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3612 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2568 | -28.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1399 | -45.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0139 | -90.1% |
| 2003 | -0.278 | -2104.1% |
| 2004 | -0.7606 | +173.6% |
| 2005 | -1.09 | +43.0% |
| 2006 | -1.14 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | -1.08 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | -0.9522 | -12.1% |
| 2009 | -0.8636 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | -0.9523 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | -0.8851 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | -0.7651 | -13.5% |
| 2013 | -0.5559 | -27.3% |
| 2014 | -0.4954 | -10.9% |
| 2015 | -0.5614 | +13.3% |
| 2016 | -0.6356 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | -0.7389 | +16.3% |
| 2018 | -0.8474 | +14.7% |
| 2019 | -0.7651 | -9.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's -0.7651 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's -0.7651 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Thailand 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 | -2104.1% | 0.0139 | -0.278 |
| 1997 | +768.9% | 0.0247 | 0.215 |
| 2004 | -173.6% | -0.278 | -0.7606 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.1203 | -0.1542 | -0.0842 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.2895 | -0.4036 | -0.1718 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3127 | -0.391 | -0.279 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8169 | -1.33 | -0.3321 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9065 | -1.26 | -0.5043 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1191 | -0.5528 | 0.3612 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5758 | -1.14 | 0.2568 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7202 | -0.9523 | -0.4954 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More social development data for Thailand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 84,017 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 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 Thailand?
- Physical integrity rights score in Thailand was -0.7651 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3612 in 1999.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.33 in 1979.
- How does Thailand rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Thailand ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.