Physical Integrity Rights Score in Uruguay
Uruguay: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 3.18 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Uruguay, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Uruguay stood at 3.18. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Uruguay peaked at 3.18 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.72, in 1977.
That places Uruguay 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.2427 | — |
| 1947 | 0.2359 | -2.8% |
| 1948 | 0.2428 | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 0.2676 | +10.2% |
| 1950 | 0.3039 | +13.6% |
| 1951 | 0.3104 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3174 | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3343 | +5.3% |
| 1954 | 0.3104 | -7.2% |
| 1955 | 0.2943 | -5.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2308 | -21.6% |
| 1957 | 0.178 | -22.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1372 | -22.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1006 | -26.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0792 | -21.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0494 | -37.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0372 | -24.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0224 | -39.8% |
| 1964 | -0.0467 | -308.3% |
| 1965 | -0.1188 | +154.7% |
| 1966 | -0.1741 | +46.5% |
| 1967 | -0.2339 | +34.3% |
| 1968 | -0.3112 | +33.1% |
| 1969 | -0.3929 | +26.2% |
| 1970 | -0.4944 | +25.8% |
| 1971 | -0.624 | +26.2% |
| 1972 | -0.8044 | +28.9% |
| 1973 | -1.12 | +39.7% |
| 1974 | -1.29 | +14.9% |
| 1975 | -1.42 | +9.8% |
| 1976 | -1.6 | +12.7% |
| 1977 | -1.72 | +7.5% |
| 1978 | -1.66 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | -1.57 | -5.3% |
| 1980 | -1.48 | -5.7% |
| 1981 | -1.38 | -6.7% |
| 1982 | -1.29 | -6.5% |
| 1983 | -1.17 | -9.4% |
| 1984 | -1.05 | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7717 | -173.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7443 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7574 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7977 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6433 | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4733 | -26.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4589 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5998 | +30.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7526 | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8033 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8872 | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 1.13 | +27.4% |
| 1997 | 1.12 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.22 | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 1.39 | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 1.44 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.84 | +27.7% |
| 2002 | 1.86 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.94 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.08 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 2.35 | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 2.61 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 2.73 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.74 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.66 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.59 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.66 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.78 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.88 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.97 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.04 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.09 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.13 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.15 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.18 | +1.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 3.18 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.22, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 3.18 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -308.3% | 0.0224 | -0.0467 |
| 1985 | +173.8% | -1.05 | 0.7717 |
| 1965 | -154.7% | -0.0467 | -0.1188 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2473 | 0.2359 | 0.2676 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.2517 | 0.1006 | 0.3343 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.1089 | -0.3929 | 0.0792 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.23 | -1.72 | -0.4944 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2654 | -1.48 | 0.7977 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8832 | 0.4589 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 | 1.44 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.95 | 2.59 | 3.18 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More social development data for Uruguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 126 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 126 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 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 Uruguay?
- Physical integrity rights score in Uruguay was 3.18 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.72 in 1977.
- How does Uruguay rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.