Physical Integrity Rights Score in Turkey
Turkey: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -1.72 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Turkey, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Turkey stood at -1.72. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 127.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Turkey peaked at -0.0911 in 1946 and was at its lowest, -1.72, in 2019.
Turkey ranks 178th 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 | -0.1157 | -0.1313 | -0.0911 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.2485 | -0.3148 | -0.1509 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.4441 | -0.6549 | -0.3451 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9756 | -1.21 | -0.6783 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.38 | -1.51 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.54 | -1.66 | -1.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9024 | -1.22 | -0.7278 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.05 | -1.72 | -0.5737 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More social development data for Turkey
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 149,405 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 117,576 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 102,497 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 2.49 million (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 5.3 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 2,000 (2019)
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 14.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical integrity rights score in Turkey?
- Physical integrity rights score in Turkey was -1.72 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0911 in 1946.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.72 in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Turkey ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 127.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.