Physical Integrity Rights Score in Venezuela
Venezuela: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.71 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Venezuela, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Venezuela is -1.71, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 122.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Venezuela peaked at 0.1467 in 1973 and was at its lowest, -1.9, in 1989.
That places Venezuela 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.0111 | — |
| 1947 | 0.0067 | -39.4% |
| 1948 | -0.01 | -248.3% |
| 1949 | -0.0122 | +22.2% |
| 1950 | -0.0134 | +10.2% |
| 1951 | -0.0089 | -33.8% |
| 1952 | -0.0216 | +143.4% |
| 1953 | -0.0184 | -14.9% |
| 1954 | -0.0256 | +39.3% |
| 1955 | -0.017 | -33.6% |
| 1956 | -0.0157 | -7.6% |
| 1957 | -0.021 | +33.5% |
| 1958 | -0.0259 | +23.1% |
| 1959 | -0.0317 | +22.6% |
| 1960 | -0.0268 | -15.4% |
| 1961 | -0.0165 | -38.5% |
| 1962 | -0.0183 | +10.8% |
| 1963 | -0.0002 | -99.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0071 | -4840.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0254 | +255.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0363 | +43.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0486 | +33.8% |
| 1968 | 0.051 | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0656 | +28.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0847 | +29.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1083 | +27.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1379 | +27.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1467 | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1394 | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1008 | -27.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0265 | -73.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0755 | +185.3% |
| 1978 | -0.0885 | -217.1% |
| 1979 | -0.1543 | +74.4% |
| 1980 | -0.1224 | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 | -101.0% |
| 1982 | -0.1729 | -14577.9% |
| 1983 | -0.242 | +40.0% |
| 1984 | -0.2767 | +14.3% |
| 1985 | -0.2732 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | -0.4576 | +67.5% |
| 1987 | -0.4856 | +6.1% |
| 1988 | -0.5542 | +14.1% |
| 1989 | -1.9 | +242.2% |
| 1990 | -1.74 | -8.0% |
| 1991 | -1.64 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | -1.77 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | -1.75 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | -1.68 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | -1.67 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | -1.66 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | -1.27 | -23.6% |
| 1998 | -1.18 | -7.2% |
| 1999 | -1.61 | +36.2% |
| 2000 | -1.61 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | -1.63 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | -1.49 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | -1.62 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | -1.65 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | -1.6 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | -1.19 | -25.9% |
| 2007 | -1.01 | -14.7% |
| 2008 | -0.8674 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | -0.7669 | -11.6% |
| 2010 | -0.6625 | -13.6% |
| 2011 | -0.6163 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | -0.6697 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | -0.6206 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | -0.7249 | +16.8% |
| 2015 | -0.8452 | +16.6% |
| 2016 | -1.09 | +28.4% |
| 2017 | -1.49 | +37.1% |
| 2018 | -1.57 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | -1.71 | +8.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's -1.71 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0498. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's -1.71 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Venezuela 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 | -14577.9% | 0.0012 | -0.1729 |
| 1964 | +4840.6% | -0.0002 | 0.0071 |
| 1965 | +255.1% | 0.0071 | 0.0254 |
| 1948 | -248.3% | 0.0067 | -0.01 |
| 1989 | -242.2% | -0.5542 | -1.9 |
| 1978 | -217.1% | 0.0755 | -0.0885 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.0011 | -0.0122 | 0.0111 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.0199 | -0.0317 | -0.0089 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0172 | -0.0268 | 0.0656 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0577 | -0.1543 | 0.1467 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.448 | -1.9 | 0.0012 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.6 | -1.77 | -1.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.34 | -1.65 | -0.7669 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9987 | -1.71 | -0.6163 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More social development data for Venezuela
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14,333 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 417,010 (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 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 417,010 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 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 Venezuela?
- Physical integrity rights score in Venezuela was -1.71 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1467 in 1973.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9 in 1989.
- How does Venezuela rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Venezuela ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 122.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.