What is physical integrity rights score in Greece?

Physical integrity rights score in Greece was 1.32 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 1.36 in 2018.

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

The lowest recorded value was -1.27 in 1950.

How does Greece rank for physical integrity rights score?

Greece ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Greece 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 Greece

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

Greece: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.32 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

1.32

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

75th

of 193 countries

All-time high

1.36

in 2018

All-time low

-1.27

in 1950

Years of data

1946–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Greece, 1946–2019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Greece is 1.32, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Greece peaked at 1.36 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.27, in 1950.

Greece ranks 75th 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	-1.05	-1.24	-0.8785	4
1950s	-0.6721	-1.27	-0.0889	10
1960s	-0.0036	-0.0753	0.0796	10
1970s	0.3768	0.1054	0.7546	10
1980s	0.5869	0.3688	0.8058	10
1990s	0.7037	0.4218	1.08	10
2000s	0.8714	0.6094	1.15	10
2010s	1.1	0.8384	1.36	10

Countries ranked near Greece

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More social development data for Greece

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 134,563 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 94 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 121 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 31,928 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 166,491 (2025)
Press freedom 1 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 5.7 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Greece?: Physical integrity rights score in Greece was 1.32 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 1.36 in 2018.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was -1.27 in 1950.
How does Greece rank for physical integrity rights score?: Greece ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece 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.