Physical Integrity Rights Score in Dominica

Dominica: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.44 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.44
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
40th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.44
in 2012
All-time low
1.16
in 1996
Years of data
42
1978–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Dominica, 1978–2019

00.511.522.51978199820191978: 1.21979: 1.21980: 1.31981: 1.41982: 1.51983: 1.51984: 1.61985: 1.61986: 1.61987: 1.71988: 1.71989: 1.71990: 1.71991: 1.61992: 1.61993: 1.51994: 1.41995: 1.31996: 1.21997: 1.21998: 1.41999: 1.52000: 1.62001: 1.62002: 1.52003: 1.52004: 1.52005: 1.42006: 1.52007: 1.52008: 1.72009: 1.82010: 2.32011: 2.42012: 2.42013: 2.42014: 2.42015: 2.32016: 2.22017: 2.32018: 2.42019: 2.4

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

Analysis

Dominica recorded 2.44 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Dominica peaked at 2.44 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.16, in 1996.

Dominica ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.2 1.16 1.24 2
1980s 1.57 1.34 1.7 10
1990s 1.43 1.16 1.66 10
2000s 1.56 1.41 1.82 10
2010s 2.36 2.2 2.44 10

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 37 Finland 2.5 compare
  2. 38 Marshall Islands 2.46 compare
  3. 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.46 compare
  4. 41 Malta 2.41 compare
  5. 42 Bhutan 2.38 compare
  6. 43 Nauru 2.29 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Dominica?
Physical integrity rights score in Dominica was 2.44 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 2.44 in 2012.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.16 in 1996.
How does Dominica rank for physical integrity rights score?
Dominica ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominica 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

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.