Which has higher electoral democracy index, Egypt or Libya?

Libya, at 0.193 against 0.187 in Egypt as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?

144 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Libya: Electoral Democracy Index

Egypt

0.187

in 2025

Libya

0.193

in 2025

Egypt rank

139th

Libya rank

137th

Electoral Democracy Index over time

Egypt
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.193 against 0.187 in Egypt, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 139th and Libya ranks 137th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 16 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.032	0.018	0.014	Egypt
1790s	0.0319	0.018	0.0139	Egypt
1800s	0.031	0.018	0.013	Egypt
1810s	0.031	0.018	0.013	Egypt
1820s	0.031	0.018	0.013	Egypt
1830s	0.031	0.018	0.013	Egypt
1910s	0.1004	0.014	0.0864	Egypt
1920s	0.1045	0.014	0.0905	Egypt
1930s	0.0996	0.014	0.0856	Egypt
1940s	0.124	0.014	0.11	Egypt
1950s	0.1181	0.0818	0.0363	Egypt
1960s	0.1673	0.1232	0.0441	Egypt
1970s	0.1996	0.072	0.1276	Egypt
1980s	0.2121	0.072	0.1401	Egypt
1990s	0.2155	0.072	0.1435	Egypt
2000s	0.2109	0.0719	0.139	Egypt
2010s	0.19	0.2769	0.0869	Libya
2020s	0.1832	0.212	0.0288	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy index, Egypt or Libya?: Libya, at 0.193 against 0.187 in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Egypt and Libya?: 0.006, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?: 144 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for electoral democracy index?: Egypt ranks 139th and Libya ranks 137th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.