What is physical integrity rights score in Sri Lanka?

Physical integrity rights score in Sri Lanka was 0.4203 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 0.6615 in 1949.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was -2.24 in 1984.

How does Sri Lanka rank for physical integrity rights score?

Sri Lanka ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 126.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sri Lanka 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.

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Sri Lanka

Name: Physical Integrity Rights Score in Sri Lanka
Creator: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sri Lanka: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.4203 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

0.4203

Change on year

up 58.8%

World rank

112th

of 193 countries

All-time high

0.6615

in 1949

All-time low

-2.24

in 1984

Years of data

1948–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Sri Lanka, 1948–2019

Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.4203 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.8% on the previous year and up 126.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6615 in 1949 and was at its lowest, -2.24, in 1984.

That places Sri Lanka 112th 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	0.6554	0.6492	0.6615	2
1950s	0.392	0.1825	0.6372	10
1960s	0.0201	-0.0792	0.1291	10
1970s	0.0145	-0.1412	0.2492	10
1980s	-1.55	-2.24	0.0982	10
1990s	-1.63	-2.11	-1.45	10
2000s	-1.3	-1.66	-0.7688	10
2010s	-0.5489	-1.42	0.4203	10

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

109 Algeria 0.4715 compare
110 Bolivia 0.4682 compare
111 Guatemala 0.4399 compare
113 Togo 0.4118 compare
114 Ghana 0.3804 compare
115 Mauritania 0.3162 compare

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More social development data for Sri Lanka

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 213 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 148,369 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 33,564 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 271 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 5,284 (2025)
Press freedom 0 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 4.01 (2025)
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 4,800 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Sri Lanka?: Physical integrity rights score in Sri Lanka was 0.4203 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.6615 in 1949.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was -2.24 in 1984.
How does Sri Lanka rank for physical integrity rights score?: Sri Lanka ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 126.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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

Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 11,139 data points, 1946–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.