Physical Integrity Rights Score in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.4 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Trinidad and Tobago, 1962–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 1.4.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2.05 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.3841, in 1991.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 74th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.73 | — |
| 1963 | 1.84 | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 1.92 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 1.99 | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 2.03 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 2.05 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 2.05 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.02 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.99 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 1.98 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.01 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.03 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 2.01 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.98 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.94 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.88 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.71 | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 1.51 | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 1.6 | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 1.67 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 1.69 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.76 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 1.79 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.78 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.77 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.69 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.38 | -18.1% |
| 1989 | 1.24 | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4629 | -62.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3841 | -17.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4859 | +26.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5421 | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7216 | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9036 | +25.2% |
| 1996 | 1.12 | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 1.39 | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 1.51 | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 1.51 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.51 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.42 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2 | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9701 | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7379 | -23.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6011 | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6982 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7593 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7373 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7355 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.76 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8356 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9546 | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.12 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.15 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.21 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.26 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.31 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4 | +6.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.22, 63% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1.4 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -62.7% | 1.24 | 0.4629 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 | 1.73 | 2.05 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.9 | 1.51 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 | 1.24 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9028 | 0.3841 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9367 | 0.6011 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 0.76 | 1.4 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More social development data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,877 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 576 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 576 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Physical integrity rights score in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.4 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 in 1967.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3841 in 1991.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.