Physical Integrity Rights Score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.64 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Afghanistan, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded -1.64 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Afghanistan peaked at 1.34 in 1963 and was at its lowest, -3.46, in 1981.
That places Afghanistan 173rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.9021 | 0.8294 | 0.9662 | 4 |
| 1950s | 1.18 | 1.01 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.17 | 0.7314 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6487 | -3.26 | 0.5739 | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.11 | -3.46 | -2.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.94 | -2.51 | -1.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.51 | -2.11 | -1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.48 | -1.64 | -1.29 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.67 million (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 270,007 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 382 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 4.38 million (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 1.45 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 4.36 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Afghanistan?
- Physical integrity rights score in Afghanistan was -1.64 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 in 1963.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.46 in 1981.
- How does Afghanistan rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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.