What is physical integrity rights score in Malawi?

Physical integrity rights score in Malawi was 0.2204 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.6601 in 2015.

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

The lowest recorded value was -1.37 in 1966.

How does Malawi rank for physical integrity rights score?

Malawi ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Malawi 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 Malawi

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

Malawi: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.2204 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

0.2204

Change on year

down 28.4%

World rank

120th

of 193 countries

All-time high

0.6601

in 2015

All-time low

-1.37

in 1966

Years of data

1964–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Malawi, 1964–2019

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.2204 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.4% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Malawi peaked at 0.6601 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.37, in 1966.

That places Malawi 120th 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
1960s	-1.34	-1.37	-1.28	6
1970s	-1.1	-1.33	-0.594	10
1980s	-0.663	-0.7847	-0.4441	10
1990s	0.0073	-0.7591	0.5673	10
2000s	0.3012	0.1696	0.5781	10
2010s	0.4666	0.2204	0.6601	10

Countries ranked near Malawi

117 El Salvador 0.2715 compare
118 Equatorial Guinea 0.2423 compare
119 Moldova 0.231 compare
121 Tunisia 0.1891 compare
122 Mozambique 0.1652 compare
123 Malaysia 0.1103 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

More social development data for Malawi

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 35,241 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 551 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,779 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 25,251 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 60,492 (2025)
Press freedom 1 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 3.28 (2025)

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Malawi?: Physical integrity rights score in Malawi was 0.2204 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.6601 in 2015.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was -1.37 in 1966.
How does Malawi rank for physical integrity rights score?: Malawi ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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.