Physical Integrity Rights Score in Uganda
Uganda: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -0.3959 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Uganda, 1962–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Uganda is -0.3959, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 39.0% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Uganda peaked at -0.0896 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -2.91, in 1976.
Uganda ranks 148th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.3899 | — |
| 1963 | -0.4286 | +9.9% |
| 1964 | -0.504 | +17.6% |
| 1965 | -0.6024 | +19.5% |
| 1966 | -0.7339 | +21.8% |
| 1967 | -0.6933 | -5.5% |
| 1968 | -0.6952 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | -0.7428 | +6.9% |
| 1970 | -0.8641 | +16.3% |
| 1971 | -2.31 | +167.9% |
| 1972 | -2.5 | +7.9% |
| 1973 | -2.71 | +8.7% |
| 1974 | -2.8 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | -2.86 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | -2.91 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | -2.87 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | -2.7 | -6.0% |
| 1979 | -2.48 | -8.0% |
| 1980 | -2.49 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | -2.67 | +7.2% |
| 1982 | -2.78 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | -2.8 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | -2.63 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | -2.55 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | -2.1 | -17.8% |
| 1987 | -1.79 | -14.7% |
| 1988 | -1.75 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | -1.71 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | -1.77 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | -1.72 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | -1.15 | -33.2% |
| 1993 | -1.03 | -10.0% |
| 1994 | -1.03 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | -1.1 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | -1.16 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | -1.15 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | -1.13 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | -1.26 | +11.4% |
| 2000 | -1.58 | +25.5% |
| 2001 | -1.36 | -14.0% |
| 2002 | -1.37 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | -1.39 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | -1.4 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | -1.45 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | -1.36 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | -1.08 | -20.7% |
| 2008 | -0.9007 | -16.4% |
| 2009 | -0.8601 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | -0.8022 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | -0.7199 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | -0.4704 | -34.7% |
| 2013 | -0.3099 | -34.1% |
| 2014 | -0.1961 | -36.7% |
| 2015 | -0.0896 | -54.3% |
| 2016 | -0.1535 | +71.3% |
| 2017 | -0.2175 | +41.6% |
| 2018 | -0.2848 | +31.0% |
| 2019 | -0.3959 | +39.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's -0.3959 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.23, 32% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's -0.3959 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 Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -167.9% | -0.8641 | -2.31 |
| 2016 | -71.3% | -0.0896 | -0.1535 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5988 | -0.7428 | -0.3899 | 8 |
| 1970s | -2.5 | -2.91 | -0.8641 | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.33 | -2.8 | -1.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.25 | -1.77 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.27 | -1.58 | -0.8601 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.364 | -0.8022 | -0.0896 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 145 Central African Republic -0.351 compare
- 146 Tajikistan -0.3592 compare
- 147 Honduras -0.3722 compare
- 149 Madagascar -0.4432 compare
- 150 Congo -0.4605 compare
- 151 Zimbabwe -0.4662 compare
More social development data for Uganda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.94 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0377 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 Uganda?
- Physical integrity rights score in Uganda was -0.3959 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0896 in 2015.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.91 in 1976.
- How does Uganda rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Uganda ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.