Physical Integrity Rights Score in Peru
Peru: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.07 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Peru, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Peru stood at 1.07. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Peru peaked at 1.07 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.08, in 1988.
That places Peru 93rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0619 | 0.0606 | 0.0634 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0271 | -0.0446 | 0.0904 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0925 | -0.151 | -0.0461 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5652 | -0.9692 | -0.1702 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.74 | -2.08 | -1.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.41 | -1.85 | -0.832 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1716 | -0.4864 | 0.7042 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6444 | 0.2067 | 1.07 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More social development data for Peru
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 6,788 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 7,885 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 113,900 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 556,770 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 1.74 million (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 5.97 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 82,000 (2025)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 1.10 million (2025)
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 4.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Peru?
- Physical integrity rights score in Peru was 1.07 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.08 in 1988.
- How does Peru rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Peru ranks 93rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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.