Physical Integrity Rights Score in Barbados
Barbados: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.71 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Barbados, 1966–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Barbados stood at 1.71.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Barbados peaked at 3.43 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.43, in 2006.
Barbados ranks 62nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.61 | 2.34 | 2.84 | 4 |
| 1970s | 3.27 | 2.96 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.76 | 2.44 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 | 1.43 | 2.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1.51 | 1.88 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More social development data for Barbados
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 577 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 722 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 8 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 13 (2025)
- Press freedom 2 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Barbados?
- Physical integrity rights score in Barbados 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3.43 in 1979.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 in 2006.
- How does Barbados rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Barbados ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.