Physical Integrity Rights Score in Belarus
Belarus: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.306 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Belarus, 1985–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Belarus stood at 0.306.
The figure is up 47.8% on the previous year and up 220.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Belarus peaked at 0.4784 in 1994 and was at its lowest, -0.0938, in 1997.
That places Belarus 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0038 | -0.072 | 0.0667 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1656 | -0.0938 | 0.4784 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1118 | -0.0687 | 0.2104 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2545 | 0.0933 | 0.4128 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 113 Togo 0.4118 compare
- 114 Ghana 0.3804 compare
- 115 Mauritania 0.3162 compare
- 117 El Salvador 0.2715 compare
- 118 Equatorial Guinea 0.2423 compare
- 119 Moldova 0.231 compare
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 19,462 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 8,117 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,470 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 42,264 (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 5.82 (2021)
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 40.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Belarus?
- Physical integrity rights score in Belarus was 0.306 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4784 in 1994.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0938 in 1997.
- How does Belarus rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Belarus ranks 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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.