Physical Integrity Rights Score in Albania
Albania: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.13 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Albania, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 1.13 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Albania peaked at 1.16 in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.9, in 1953.
Albania ranks 88th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | -1.8 | -1.88 | -1.71 | 4 |
| 1950s | -1.84 | -1.9 | -1.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.75 | -1.79 | -1.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.58 | -1.72 | -1.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.12 | -1.36 | -0.7659 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1149 | -0.6346 | 0.2417 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6034 | -0.0101 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.14 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More social development data for Albania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,673 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 21,447 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 7,643 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 11 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 4,684 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 5.66 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Albania?
- Physical integrity rights score in Albania was 1.13 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2009.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9 in 1953.
- How does Albania rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Albania ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania 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.