What is physical integrity rights score in Belgium?

Physical integrity rights score in Belgium was 3.16 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 3.16 in 2019.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.4463 in 1946.

How does Belgium rank for physical integrity rights score?

Belgium ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Belgium 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 Belgium

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

Belgium: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 3.16 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

3.16

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

22nd

of 193 countries

All-time high

3.16

in 2019

All-time low

0.4463

in 1946

Years of data

1946–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Belgium, 1946–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Belgium stood at 3.16. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Belgium peaked at 3.16 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4463, in 1946.

Belgium ranks 22nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	0.4921	0.4463	0.5451	4
1950s	0.6898	0.5629	0.7876	10
1960s	1.09	0.8245	1.44	10
1970s	1.94	1.55	2.2	10
1980s	2.58	2.25	2.88	10
1990s	2.83	2.51	2.95	10
2000s	2.22	2.15	2.44	10
2010s	2.89	2.25	3.16	10

Countries ranked near Belgium

19 Sweden 3.23 compare
20 Uruguay 3.18 compare
21 Canada 3.17 compare
23 Taiwan 3.13 compare
24 Ireland 3.12 compare
25 Estonia 3.1 compare

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More social development data for Belgium

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 186,393 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 113 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 69 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 58,725 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 245,118 (2025)
Press freedom 2 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 6.93 (2025)

All data for Belgium →

Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Belgium?: Physical integrity rights score in Belgium was 3.16 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 3.16 in 2019.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4463 in 1946.
How does Belgium rank for physical integrity rights score?: Belgium ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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.