Physical Integrity Rights Score in Finland
Finland: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Finland, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Finland is 2.5, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Finland peaked at 3.79 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5064, in 1946.
That places Finland 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5565 | 0.5064 | 0.6211 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.8988 | 0.705 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.52 | 1.14 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.2 | 2.03 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.02 | 1.49 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 | 3.01 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 | 2.94 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 | 2.5 | 3.01 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.62 compare
- 35 Switzerland 2.62 compare
- 36 Qatar 2.6 compare
- 38 Marshall Islands 2.46 compare
- 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.46 compare
- 40 Dominica 2.44 compare
More social development data for Finland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 102,544 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 15 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,879 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 104,423 (2025)
- Press freedom 2 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 7.76 (2025)
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 68.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Finland?
- Physical integrity rights score in Finland was 2.5 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 in 1997.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5064 in 1946.
- How does Finland rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Finland ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.