Physical Integrity Rights Score in Libya
Libya: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -2.02 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Libya, 1951–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Libya is -2.02, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 444.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Libya peaked at 0.4303 in 1960 and was at its lowest, -2.02, in 2019.
Libya ranks 191st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3056 | 0.2306 | 0.4152 | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.2868 | 0.061 | 0.4303 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3472 | -0.7216 | -0.0133 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.49 | -1.87 | -1.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9331 | -1.08 | -0.8134 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4367 | -0.6499 | -0.3242 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.46 | -2.02 | -0.4406 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 17,161 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 3,802 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 105,954 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 743,477 (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 5.73 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 85,000 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Libya?
- Physical integrity rights score in Libya was -2.02 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4303 in 1960.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.02 in 2019.
- How does Libya rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Libya ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 444.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.