Physical Integrity Rights Score in Poland
Poland: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.83 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Poland, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.83 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Poland peaked at 2.14 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.79, in 1949.
Poland ranks 60th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 | -1.75 | -1.79 | -1.68 | 4 |
| 1950s | -1.25 | -1.72 | -0.6103 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3706 | -0.5368 | -0.1631 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2068 | -0.4653 | -0.0463 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.619 | -0.8288 | -0.0061 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 0.2686 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1.53 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 | 1.71 | 2.14 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More social development data for Poland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 990,469 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,368 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 407 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 13,848 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 1.00 million (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.77 (2025)
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 24.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Poland?
- Physical integrity rights score in Poland was 1.83 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 2014.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.79 in 1949.
- How does Poland rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Poland ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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.