Physical Integrity Rights Score in Latvia
Latvia: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.64 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Latvia, 1985–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.64 for physical integrity rights score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Latvia peaked at 2.64 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.5877, in 1985.
That places Latvia 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.4729 | -0.5877 | -0.2152 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.861 | 0.0779 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.46 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 | 1.52 | 2.64 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 30 Tonga 2.73 compare
- 31 United Kingdom 2.69 compare
- 32 Panama 2.66 compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.62 compare
- 35 Switzerland 2.62 compare
- 36 Qatar 2.6 compare
More social development data for Latvia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 32,454 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 189 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 91 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 487 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 32,941 (2025)
- Press freedom 2 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.37 (2025)
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 22.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Latvia?
- Physical integrity rights score in Latvia was 2.64 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5877 in 1985.
- How does Latvia rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Latvia ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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.