What is physical integrity rights score in Costa Rica?

Physical integrity rights score in Costa Rica was 2.22 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 2.22 in 2019.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1327 in 1946.

How does Costa Rica rank for physical integrity rights score?

Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.22 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

2.22

Change on year

up 2.3%

World rank

45th

of 193 countries

All-time high

2.22

in 2019

All-time low

0.1327

in 1946

Years of data

1946–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Costa Rica, 1946–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Costa Rica stood at 2.22. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Costa Rica peaked at 2.22 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1327, in 1946.

Costa Rica ranks 45th 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	0.1432	0.1327	0.1604	4
1950s	0.3988	0.1811	0.765	10
1960s	1.22	0.8552	1.49	10
1970s	1.66	1.51	1.72	10
1980s	1.8	1.67	1.96	10
1990s	1.6	1.32	1.86	10
2000s	1.91	1.71	2.02	10
2010s	1.79	1.49	2.22	10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

42 Bhutan 2.38 compare
43 Nauru 2.29 compare
44 Austria 2.25 compare
46 Lithuania 2.22 compare
47 Croatia 2.2 compare
48 Seychelles 2.19 compare

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More social development data for Costa Rica

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 36,395 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 367 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,820 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 178,212 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 233,727 (2025)
Press freedom 2 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 7.44 (2025)
Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 19,120 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Costa Rica?: Physical integrity rights score in Costa Rica was 2.22 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 2.22 in 2019.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1327 in 1946.
How does Costa Rica rank for physical integrity rights score?: Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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.