Physical Integrity Rights Score in Samoa
Samoa: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 2.92 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Samoa, 1976–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Samoa is 2.92, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Samoa peaked at 3.3 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 1976.
That places Samoa 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.06 | 1.9 | 2.19 | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 | 2.9 | 3.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.09 | 2.57 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 | 2.4 | 2.92 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Samoa?
- Physical integrity rights score in Samoa was 2.92 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 in 2003.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 1976.
- How does Samoa rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Samoa ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.