What is physical integrity rights score in Denmark?

Physical integrity rights score in Denmark was 3.37 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 3.37 in 2019.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.8951 in 1946.

How does Denmark rank for physical integrity rights score?

Denmark ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Denmark 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 Denmark

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

Denmark: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 3.37 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

3.37

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

16th

of 193 countries

All-time high

3.37

in 2019

All-time low

0.8951

in 1946

Years of data

1946–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Denmark, 1946–2019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Denmark is 3.37, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Denmark peaked at 3.37 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8951, in 1946.

That places Denmark 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	0.9684	0.8951	1.03	4
1950s	1.15	1.03	1.28	10
1960s	1.7	1.37	2.01	10
1970s	2.53	2.14	2.91	10
1980s	3.05	2.96	3.1	10
1990s	2.91	2.67	3.14	10
2000s	2.9	2.67	3.03	10
2010s	3.21	2.91	3.37	10

Countries ranked near Denmark

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More social development data for Denmark

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 95,007 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 21 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 49 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 2,738 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 97,745 (2025)
Press freedom 2 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 7.54 (2025)
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 73.9% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Denmark?: Physical integrity rights score in Denmark was 3.37 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 3.37 in 2019.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8951 in 1946.
How does Denmark rank for physical integrity rights score?: Denmark ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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.