Physical Integrity Rights Score in Philippines
Philippines: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.67 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Philippines, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Philippines stood at -1.67.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Philippines peaked at -0.364 in 1961 and was at its lowest, -2.58, in 1974.
Philippines ranks 175th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.56 | -1.6 | -1.48 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.9508 | -1.43 | -0.4229 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7425 | -1.83 | -0.364 | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.3 | -2.58 | -1.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.95 | -2.17 | -1.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.32 | -1.69 | -1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.4 | -1.49 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.4 | -1.67 | -1.18 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More social development data for Philippines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,032 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 807 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 6,088 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 942 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 29,974 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.21 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 28,000 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Philippines?
- Physical integrity rights score in Philippines was -1.67 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was -0.364 in 1961.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.58 in 1974.
- How does Philippines rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Philippines ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.