What is physical integrity rights score in Malta?

Physical integrity rights score in Malta was 2.41 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 2.73 in 2001.

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

The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 1964.

How does Malta rank for physical integrity rights score?

Malta ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Malta 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 Malta

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

Malta: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.41 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

2.41

Change on year

down 5.3%

World rank

41st

of 193 countries

All-time high

2.73

in 2001

All-time low

1.25

in 1964

Years of data

1964–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Malta, 1964–2019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Malta is 2.41, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Malta peaked at 2.73 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 1964.

Malta ranks 41st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.58	1.25	1.85	6
1970s	2.1	1.96	2.16	10
1980s	2	1.78	2.22	10
1990s	2.5	2.29	2.68	10
2000s	2.53	2.35	2.73	10
2010s	2.63	2.41	2.73	10

Countries ranked near Malta

38 Marshall Islands 2.46 compare
39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.46 compare
40 Dominica 2.44 compare
42 Bhutan 2.38 compare
43 Nauru 2.29 compare
44 Austria 2.25 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

More social development data for Malta

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,306 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 11 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 16 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,390 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 9,696 (2025)
Press freedom 2 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 6.44 (2025)

All data for Malta →

Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Malta?: Physical integrity rights score in Malta was 2.41 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 2.73 in 2001.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 1964.
How does Malta rank for physical integrity rights score?: Malta ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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.