Physical Integrity Rights Score in Lebanon
Lebanon: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.0418 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Lebanon, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Lebanon is 0.0418, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 52.1% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Lebanon peaked at 0.1301 in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.55, in 1983.
That places Lebanon 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 | -0.2169 | -0.265 | -0.1755 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.1622 | -0.2293 | -0.1241 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2024 | -0.3369 | -0.1363 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8826 | -1.14 | -0.3966 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.37 | -1.55 | -0.9397 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9045 | -1.06 | -0.5942 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1447 | -0.4867 | 0.1301 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0442 | -0.0226 | 0.1042 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 125 United Arab Emirates 0.0856 compare
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 0.0623 compare
- 127 Papua New Guinea 0.0577 compare
- 129 Jamaica 0.0359 compare
- 130 Zambia 0.0348 compare
- 131 Cambodia 0.0175 compare
More social development data for Lebanon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 535,168 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 9,568 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 8,798 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 7,617 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 835,059 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 3.72 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 64,000 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA by country or territory of asy 228,274 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Lebanon?
- Physical integrity rights score in Lebanon was 0.0418 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1301 in 2009.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.55 in 1983.
- How does Lebanon rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Lebanon ranks 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.