Physical Integrity Rights Score in Moldova
Moldova: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.231 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Moldova, 1991–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.231 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
The figure is down 29.7% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Moldova peaked at 0.9302 in 1998 and was at its lowest, -0.4343, in 1992.
That places Moldova 119th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3936 | -0.4343 | 0.9302 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5215 | 0.2885 | 0.6859 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5232 | 0.231 | 0.7666 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 116 Belarus 0.306 compare
- 117 El Salvador 0.2715 compare
- 118 Equatorial Guinea 0.2423 compare
- 120 Malawi 0.2204 compare
- 121 Tunisia 0.1891 compare
- 122 Mozambique 0.1652 compare
More social development data for Moldova
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 149,324 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,846 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 3,021 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 594 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 149,918 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 5.85 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Moldova?
- Physical integrity rights score in Moldova was 0.231 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9302 in 1998.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4343 in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Moldova ranks 119th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.