What is physical integrity rights score in Guinea-Bissau?

Physical integrity rights score in Guinea-Bissau was 2.14 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 2019.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The lowest recorded value was -0.9374 in 1998.

How does Guinea-Bissau rank for physical integrity rights score?

Guinea-Bissau ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?

Over the last ten years it is up 261.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau

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

Guinea-Bissau: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.14 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

2.14

Change on year

up 2.9%

World rank

50th

of 193 countries

All-time high

2.14

in 2019

All-time low

-0.9374

in 1998

Years of data

1974–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Guinea-Bissau, 1974–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Guinea-Bissau stood at 2.14. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 261.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.14 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.9374, in 1998.

That places Guinea-Bissau 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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
1970s	0.0213	-0.0419	0.1053	6
1980s	0.1492	0.0398	0.297	10
1990s	-0.153	-0.9374	0.2428	10
2000s	0.8135	0.5912	1.09	10
2010s	1.24	0.6585	2.14	10

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More social development data for Guinea-Bissau

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 24 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,800 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,355 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 30 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 54 (2025)
Press freedom 1 (2016)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Guinea-Bissau?: Physical integrity rights score in Guinea-Bissau was 2.14 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 2019.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The lowest recorded value was -0.9374 in 1998.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for physical integrity rights score?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is up 261.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.