Physical Integrity Rights Score in Angola
Angola: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -0.1266 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Angola, 1975–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Angola stood at -0.1266. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Angola peaked at -0.1266 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.98, in 1983.
That places Angola 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.88 | -1.92 | -1.85 | 5 |
| 1980s | -1.89 | -1.98 | -1.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.7 | -1.81 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.17 | -1.78 | -0.5881 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3027 | -0.52 | -0.1266 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 137 Tanzania -0.0846 compare
- 138 Azerbaijan -0.1117 compare
- 139 Indonesia -0.1217 compare
- 141 United States -0.1679 compare
- 142 Chad -0.1792 compare
- 143 Uzbekistan -0.1985 compare
More social development data for Angola
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 25,396 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13,433 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 16,983 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 30,261 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 55,657 (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 3.79 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Angola?
- Physical integrity rights score in Angola was -0.1266 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1266 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.98 in 1983.
- How does Angola rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Angola ranks 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.