Physical Integrity Rights Score in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -0.2235 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Dominican Republic, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded -0.2235 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3351 in 1985 and was at its lowest, -1.32, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 144th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0717 | 0.0674 | 0.0765 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.0038 | -0.2332 | 0.1147 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8861 | -1.31 | -0.2974 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.04 | -1.32 | -0.3959 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1537 | -0.2088 | 0.3351 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1915 | -0.5362 | 0.1499 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3986 | -0.7681 | -0.1893 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2787 | -0.6879 | -0.0553 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 141 United States -0.1679 compare
- 142 Chad -0.1792 compare
- 143 Uzbekistan -0.1985 compare
- 145 Central African Republic -0.351 compare
- 146 Tajikistan -0.3592 compare
- 147 Honduras -0.3722 compare
More social development data for Dominican Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,240 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 20,783 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,029 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 100,533 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.09 (2025)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 99,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Dominican Republic?
- Physical integrity rights score in Dominican Republic was -0.2235 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3351 in 1985.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.32 in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Dominican Republic ranks 144th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.