What is physical integrity rights score in Liberia?

Physical integrity rights score in Liberia was 0.7772 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Liberia?

The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2017.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Liberia?

The lowest recorded value was -2.29 in 2002.

How does Liberia rank for physical integrity rights score?

Liberia ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Liberia?

Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Liberia 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 Liberia

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

Liberia: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.7772 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

0.7772

Change on year

down 18.4%

World rank

100th

of 193 countries

All-time high

1.06

in 2017

All-time low

-2.29

in 2002

Years of data

1946–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Liberia, 1946–2019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Liberia is 0.7772, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Liberia peaked at 1.06 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -2.29, in 2002.

Liberia ranks 100th 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	0.6503	0.5885	0.695	4
1950s	0.5767	0.5117	0.6863	10
1960s	0.7179	0.6764	0.7879	10
1970s	0.6426	-0.3069	0.8397	10
1980s	-0.7399	-1.34	-0.52	10
1990s	-1.59	-2.26	-1.34	10
2000s	-0.6157	-2.29	0.4723	10
2010s	0.8703	0.6009	1.06	10

Countries ranked near Liberia

97 Morocco 0.938 compare
98 Ecuador 0.9049 compare
99 Armenia 0.8626 compare
101 Maldives 0.7439 compare
102 Gabon 0.6951 compare
103 Lesotho 0.5943 compare

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More social development data for Liberia

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,172 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,117 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 3,725 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 725 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 1,897 (2025)
Press freedom 1 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 4.28 (2025)
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 23,000 (2014)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Liberia?: Physical integrity rights score in Liberia was 0.7772 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2017.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was -2.29 in 2002.
How does Liberia rank for physical integrity rights score?: Liberia ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Liberia?: Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Liberia 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.