Physical Integrity Rights Score in Iraq
Iraq: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.74 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Iraq, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded -1.74 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Iraq peaked at -0.4739 in 1946 and was at its lowest, -2.83, in 1968.
Iraq ranks 180th 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 | -0.5303 | -0.5693 | -0.4739 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.8466 | -2.03 | -0.538 | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.61 | -2.83 | -2.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.16 | -2.72 | -1.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | -2 | -2.24 | -1.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.97 | -2.3 | -1.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.69 | -1.83 | -1.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.53 | -1.83 | -1.11 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More social development data for Iraq
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 322,345 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 270,671 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 96,887 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 23,366 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 1.34 million (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 5.21 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 997,000 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Iraq?
- Physical integrity rights score in Iraq was -1.74 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4739 in 1946.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.83 in 1968.
- How does Iraq rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Iraq ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.