What is physical integrity rights score in Iceland?

Physical integrity rights score in Iceland was 5.16 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 5.16 in 2015.

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

The lowest recorded value was 2.02 in 1946.

How does Iceland rank for physical integrity rights score?

Iceland ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Iceland 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 Iceland

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

Iceland: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 5.16 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

5.16

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

2nd

of 193 countries

All-time high

5.16

in 2015

All-time low

2.02

in 1946

Years of data

1946–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Iceland, 1946–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Iceland stood at 5.16.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Iceland peaked at 5.16 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.02, in 1946.

Iceland ranks 2nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	2.29	2.02	2.54	4
1950s	3.38	2.67	3.87	10
1960s	4.22	3.92	4.53	10
1970s	4.74	4.58	4.82	10
1980s	4.82	4.8	4.84	10
1990s	4.71	4.59	4.8	10
2000s	4.99	4.8	5.11	10
2010s	5.15	5.13	5.16	10

Countries ranked near Iceland

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More social development data for Iceland

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,459 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 0 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 5 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 660 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 9,119 (2025)
Press freedom 2 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 7.54 (2025)
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 62.3% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Iceland?: Physical integrity rights score in Iceland was 5.16 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 5.16 in 2015.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 2.02 in 1946.
How does Iceland rank for physical integrity rights score?: Iceland ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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.