What is physical integrity rights score in Tuvalu?

Physical integrity rights score in Tuvalu was 4.37 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Tuvalu?

The highest recorded value was 4.38 in 2017.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Tuvalu?

The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 1995.

How does Tuvalu rank for physical integrity rights score?

Tuvalu ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Tuvalu?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tuvalu 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.

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Tuvalu

Name: Physical Integrity Rights Score in Tuvalu
Creator: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tuvalu: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 4.37 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

4.37

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

8th

of 193 countries

All-time high

4.38

in 2017

All-time low

1.39

in 1995

Years of data

1991–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Tuvalu, 1991–2019

Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Tuvalu stood at 4.37.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Tuvalu peaked at 4.38 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.39, in 1995.

That places Tuvalu 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2.09	1.39	3.08	7
2000s	3.95	3.29	4.33	10
2010s	4.37	4.36	4.38	10

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 0 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 10 (2025)
Press freedom 2 (2016)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Tuvalu?: Physical integrity rights score in Tuvalu was 4.37 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Tuvalu?: The highest recorded value was 4.38 in 2017.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Tuvalu?: The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 1995.
How does Tuvalu rank for physical integrity rights score?: Tuvalu ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Tuvalu?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tuvalu 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

Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 11,139 data points, 1946–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.