Physical Integrity Rights Score in Croatia
Croatia: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.2 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Croatia, 1991–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Croatia is 2.2, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Croatia peaked at 2.66 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1.89, in 1995.
Croatia ranks 47th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8421 | -1.89 | 0.2773 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.71 | 1.07 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.66 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 44 Austria 2.25 compare
- 45 Costa Rica 2.22 compare
- 46 Lithuania 2.22 compare
- 48 Seychelles 2.19 compare
- 49 Namibia 2.16 compare
- 50 Guinea-Bissau 2.14 compare
More social development data for Croatia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 17,207 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 43 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 434 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 30,182 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.01 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Croatia?
- Physical integrity rights score in Croatia was 2.2 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 in 2012.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.89 in 1995.
- How does Croatia rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Croatia ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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.