Physical Integrity Rights Score in Tunisia
Tunisia: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.1891 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Tunisia, 1956–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Tunisia stood at 0.1891.
The figure is down 39.2% on the previous year and up 446.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Tunisia peaked at 0.4385 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.6864, in 1991.
That places Tunisia 121st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.4542 | -0.4708 | -0.4388 | 4 |
| 1960s | -0.1743 | -0.3716 | -0.0333 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1019 | -0.4217 | 0.0114 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.433 | -0.5681 | -0.3052 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5314 | -0.6864 | -0.3347 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1441 | -0.3483 | -0.0546 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2606 | -0.0152 | 0.4385 | 10 |
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More social development data for Tunisia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,711 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 10,338 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 5,523 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 7,909 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 4.8 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Tunisia?
- Physical integrity rights score in Tunisia was 0.1891 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4385 in 2015.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6864 in 1991.
- How does Tunisia rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Tunisia ranks 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 446.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.