Physical Integrity Rights Score in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.78 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Vanuatu, 1979–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Vanuatu stood at 2.78. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Vanuatu peaked at 2.78 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.646, in 1979.
Vanuatu ranks 29th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -0.646 | — |
| 1980 | -0.5685 | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3549 | -162.4% |
| 1982 | 1.13 | +218.6% |
| 1983 | 1.37 | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 1.54 | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 1.69 | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 1.79 | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 1.87 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.94 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.99 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 2.04 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.08 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.12 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.15 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.18 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.2 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.2 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.21 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.2 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.17 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.29 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 2.41 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.47 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.47 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.47 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.49 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.42 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.26 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.04 | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 1.99 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.91 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.96 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.22 | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 2.37 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2.49 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.59 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.66 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.71 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.75 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.78 | +1.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 2.78 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0498, 55.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 2.78 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +218.6% | 0.3549 | 1.13 |
| 1981 | +162.4% | -0.5685 | 0.3549 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.646 | -0.646 | -0.646 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.31 | -0.5685 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 | 2.04 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 | 1.99 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 1.91 | 2.78 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More social development data for Vanuatu
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Vanuatu?
- Physical integrity rights score in Vanuatu was 2.78 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.646 in 1979.
- How does Vanuatu rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Vanuatu ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.