Physical Integrity Rights Score in Panama
Panama: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.66 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Panama, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Panama is 2.66, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Panama peaked at 2.66 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.06, in 1989.
Panama ranks 32nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0168 | 0.0091 | 0.0245 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0397 | 0.0152 | 0.081 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1836 | 0.0903 | 0.2843 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0662 | -0.2096 | 0.3313 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5191 | -1.06 | -0.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3971 | -0.4147 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 | 1.09 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 1.36 | 2.66 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 29 Vanuatu 2.78 compare
- 30 Tonga 2.73 compare
- 31 United Kingdom 2.69 compare
- 33 Latvia 2.64 compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.62 compare
- 35 Switzerland 2.62 compare
More social development data for Panama
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,694 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 375 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 2,996 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 4,129 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 64,109 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.55 (2025)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 57,286 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Panama?
- Physical integrity rights score in Panama was 2.66 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.06 in 1989.
- How does Panama rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Panama ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.