Physical Integrity Rights Score in Oman
Oman: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Oman, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Oman is 1.13, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Oman peaked at 2.42 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2902, in 1980.
Oman ranks 87th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.663 | 0.6084 | 0.7177 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.8857 | 0.7574 | 0.9871 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.05 | 0.9945 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8662 | 0.3215 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6574 | 0.2902 | 0.9929 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 | 0.8351 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 | 1.42 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 0.8419 | 2.13 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More social development data for Oman
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 289 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 133 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 42 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 414 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 703 (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Oman?
- Physical integrity rights score in Oman was 1.13 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 in 2007.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2902 in 1980.
- How does Oman rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Oman ranks 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.