Physical Integrity Rights Score in Syria
Syria: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -2.04 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Syria, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Syria recorded -2.04 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Syria peaked at -0.1622 in 1953 and was at its lowest, -2.88, in 1982.
Syria ranks 192nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | -0.2232 | -0.263 | -0.1814 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.2404 | -0.3023 | -0.1622 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6019 | -0.8286 | -0.3314 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.36 | -1.74 | -0.9363 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.96 | -2.88 | -1.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9486 | -1.35 | -0.7209 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6833 | -1.11 | -0.4668 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.89 | -2.42 | -1.18 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More social development data for Syria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 4.87 million (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 154,355 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 4,144 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 6.34 million (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 3.46 (2018)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 5.96 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA by country or territory of asy 357,985 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Syria?
- Physical integrity rights score in Syria was -2.04 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1622 in 1953.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.88 in 1982.
- How does Syria rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Syria ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.