Physical Integrity Rights Score in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.0856 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in United Arab Emirates is 0.0856, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.1% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.32 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0856, in 2019.
That places United Arab Emirates 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.58 | — |
| 1972 | 1.67 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 1.79 | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 1.88 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 1.95 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 2 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.02 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 2.06 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.17 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 2.24 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.3 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 2.32 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.31 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.28 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.18 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 1.96 | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 1.19 | -39.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9908 | -17.0% |
| 1989 | 0.945 | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8747 | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8794 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.13 | +28.4% |
| 1993 | 1.46 | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 1.56 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 1.43 | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 1.24 | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 1.04 | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3 | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 1.25 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.08 | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.24 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 1.23 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.27 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.33 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.37 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.44 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.51 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.44 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.31 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9542 | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3953 | -58.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3179 | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2541 | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3834 | +50.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2917 | -23.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1531 | -47.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0856 | -44.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0856 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.22, 4% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0856 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0154, 5.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -58.6% | 0.9542 | 0.3953 |
| 2016 | +50.9% | 0.2541 | 0.3834 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9 | 1.58 | 2.17 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.87 | 0.945 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 0.8747 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 | 1.08 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5579 | 0.0856 | 1.44 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 122 Mozambique 0.1652 compare
- 123 Malaysia 0.1103 compare
- 124 Bahrain 0.0966 compare
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 0.0623 compare
- 127 Papua New Guinea 0.0577 compare
- 128 Lebanon 0.0418 compare
More social development data for United Arab Emirates
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in United Arab Emirates?
- Physical integrity rights score in United Arab Emirates was 0.0856 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 in 1982.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0856 in 2019.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for physical integrity rights score?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.