What is physical integrity rights score in South Korea?

Physical integrity rights score in South Korea was 1.85 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in South Korea?

The highest recorded value was 1.85 in 2019.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in South Korea?

The lowest recorded value was -1.48 in 1950.

How does South Korea rank for physical integrity rights score?

South Korea ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this South Korea 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 South Korea

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

South Korea: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.85 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

1.85

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

59th

of 193 countries

All-time high

1.85

in 2019

All-time low

-1.48

in 1950

Years of data

1948–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in South Korea, 1948–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, physical integrity rights score in South Korea stood at 1.85. That is the highest value across all 72 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in South Korea peaked at 1.85 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.48, in 1950.

South Korea ranks 59th 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	-1.46	-1.46	-1.46	2
1950s	-0.6301	-1.48	-0.0701	10
1960s	0.0062	-0.0382	0.0304	10
1970s	-0.4695	-0.7865	-0.0857	10
1980s	-0.7633	-0.8504	-0.5916	10
1990s	-0.097	-0.7048	0.5103	10
2000s	1.07	0.4025	1.46	10
2010s	1.71	1.59	1.85	10

Countries ranked near South Korea

56 Botswana 1.89 compare
57 Italy 1.88 compare
58 Australia 1.86 compare
60 Poland 1.83 compare
61 Singapore 1.73 compare
62 Barbados 1.71 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

More social development data for South Korea

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,407 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 117 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 629 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 39,106 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 43,513 (2025)
Press freedom 1 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 6.04 (2025)
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 32.9% (2022)

All data for South Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in South Korea?: Physical integrity rights score in South Korea was 1.85 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 1.85 in 2019.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was -1.48 in 1950.
How does South Korea rank for physical integrity rights score?: South Korea ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Korea 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.