What is physical integrity rights score in Cyprus?

Physical integrity rights score in Cyprus was 1.62 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 1.76 in 2016.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.2712 in 1970.

How does Cyprus rank for physical integrity rights score?

Cyprus ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Cyprus?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cyprus 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 Cyprus

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

Cyprus: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.62 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

1.62

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

66th

of 193 countries

All-time high

1.76

in 2016

All-time low

0.2712

in 1970

Years of data

1960–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cyprus, 1960–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Cyprus stood at 1.62.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Cyprus peaked at 1.76 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2712, in 1970.

That places Cyprus 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3807	0.2739	0.4517	10
1970s	0.4131	0.2712	0.6495	10
1980s	0.9974	0.5349	1.55	10
1990s	1.09	0.8504	1.39	10
2000s	1.43	1.3	1.64	10
2010s	1.61	1.53	1.76	10

Countries ranked near Cyprus

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More social development data for Cyprus

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 48,207 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 10 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 23,162 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 318,369 (2025)
Press freedom 2 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 6.13 (2025)
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 247,000 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Cyprus?: Physical integrity rights score in Cyprus was 1.62 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Cyprus?: The highest recorded value was 1.76 in 2016.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Cyprus?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2712 in 1970.
How does Cyprus rank for physical integrity rights score?: Cyprus ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Cyprus?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cyprus 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.