Physical Integrity Rights Score in Brazil
Brazil: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.31 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Brazil, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Brazil is -1.31, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Brazil peaked at -0.0476 in 1946 and was at its lowest, -1.63, in 2005.
Brazil ranks 170th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.0727 | -0.0936 | -0.0476 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.2243 | -0.3991 | -0.1027 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.02 | -1.34 | -0.4758 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.28 | -1.36 | -1.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.09 | -1.32 | -0.8779 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.33 | -1.6 | -1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.23 | -1.63 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.1 | -1.31 | -0.9924 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More social development data for Brazil
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 278,966 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,306 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 66,672 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 119,651 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 967,151 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.63 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 19,000 (2025)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 549,534 (2025)
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 6.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Brazil?
- Physical integrity rights score in Brazil was -1.31 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0476 in 1946.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.63 in 2005.
- How does Brazil rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Brazil ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.