What is physical integrity rights score in Australia?

Physical integrity rights score in Australia was 1.86 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 2.25 in 2012.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4579 in 1946.

How does Australia rank for physical integrity rights score?

Australia ranks 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Australia 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.

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Australia

Name: Physical Integrity Rights Score in Australia
Creator: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.86 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

1.86

Change on year

down 6.9%

World rank

58th

of 193 countries

All-time high

2.25

in 2012

All-time low

0.4579

in 1946

Years of data

1946–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Australia, 1946–2019

Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Australia recorded 1.86 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.

The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Australia peaked at 2.25 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4579, in 1946.

Australia ranks 58th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	0.5007	0.4579	0.5531	4
1950s	1	0.6085	1.35	10
1960s	1.17	0.9498	1.37	10
1970s	1.21	0.9551	1.51	10
1980s	1.71	1.55	1.84	10
1990s	1.7	1.52	1.9	10
2000s	2	1.77	2.22	10
2010s	2.08	1.86	2.25	10

Countries ranked near Australia

55 Fiji 1.9 compare
56 Botswana 1.89 compare
57 Italy 1.88 compare
59 South Korea 1.85 compare
60 Poland 1.83 compare
61 Singapore 1.73 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

More social development data for Australia

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 33,415 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 41 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 31 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 82,925 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 116,340 (2025)
Press freedom 2 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 6.92 (2025)
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 48.5% (2022)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Australia?: Physical integrity rights score in Australia was 1.86 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 2.25 in 2012.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4579 in 1946.
How does Australia rank for physical integrity rights score?: Australia ranks 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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

Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 11,139 data points, 1946–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.