Physical Integrity Rights Score in Togo
Togo: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.4118 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Togo, 1960–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.4118 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
That represents a change of down 28.5% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Togo peaked at 1.4 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -2.06, in 2005.
That places Togo 113th 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 | 0.5961 | 0.4049 | 0.7196 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3347 | -0.0604 | 0.6872 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.332 | -0.594 | -0.0784 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.913 | -1.66 | -0.4195 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2242 | -2.06 | 0.2355 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8039 | 0.2557 | 1.4 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More social development data for Togo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 54,167 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 12,661 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 5,334 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 4,282 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 58,449 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 4.28 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 18,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Togo?
- Physical integrity rights score in Togo was 0.4118 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2014.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.06 in 2005.
- How does Togo rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Togo ranks 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo 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.