Physical Integrity Rights Score in Tanzania
Tanzania: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -0.0846 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Tanzania, 1961–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded -0.0846 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 118.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Tanzania peaked at 0.4552 in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.66, in 2001.
That places Tanzania 137th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.4845 | -0.6972 | -0.3327 | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.3188 | -0.5666 | -0.1876 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1873 | -0.3069 | -0.1054 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2287 | -0.4035 | 0.0543 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0752 | -1.66 | 0.4552 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1127 | -0.0846 | 0.3762 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More social development data for Tanzania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 171,142 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,592 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 2,777 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 43,262 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 214,404 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 3.9 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Tanzania?
- Physical integrity rights score in Tanzania was -0.0846 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4552 in 2009.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.66 in 2001.
- How does Tanzania rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Tanzania ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 118.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.