Physical Integrity Rights Score in Iran
Iran: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.73 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Iran, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded -1.73 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
That represents a change of down 20.5% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Iran peaked at -0.4146 in 1946 and was at its lowest, -3.08, in 1983.
Iran ranks 179th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4963 | -0.5788 | -0.4146 | 4 |
| 1950s | -1.03 | -1.43 | -0.601 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.4 | -1.43 | -1.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.59 | -2 | -1.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.73 | -3.08 | -2 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.48 | -1.78 | -1.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.36 | -1.45 | -1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.24 | -1.73 | -0.9489 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More social development data for Iran
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 770,514 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 157,912 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 49,263 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 1.65 million (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 5.15 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Iran?
- Physical integrity rights score in Iran was -1.73 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4146 in 1946.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.08 in 1983.
- How does Iran rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Iran ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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.