Physical Integrity Rights Score in Chad
Chad: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -0.1792 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Chad, 1960–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Chad is -0.1792, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Chad peaked at -0.1792 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.03, in 1984.
That places Chad 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8078 | -1.28 | -0.2111 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.28 | -1.32 | -1.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.6 | -2.03 | -1.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.74 | -1.98 | -1.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.16 | -1.31 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3884 | -0.8521 | -0.1792 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 139 Indonesia -0.1217 compare
- 140 Angola -0.1266 compare
- 141 United States -0.1679 compare
- 143 Uzbekistan -0.1985 compare
- 144 Dominican Republic -0.2235 compare
- 145 Central African Republic -0.351 compare
More social development data for Chad
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.50 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15,281 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 17,111 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 9,371 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 2.10 million (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 4.38 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 593,000 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Chad?
- Physical integrity rights score in Chad was -0.1792 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1792 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.03 in 1984.
- How does Chad rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Chad ranks 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.