Cambodia vs Egypt: Participatory Democracy Index
Cambodia
0.06
in 2025
Egypt
0.076
in 2025
Cambodia rank
153rd
Egypt rank
151st
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Cambodia
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.076 against 0.06 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.016.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Egypt ahead.
Cambodia ranks 153rd and Egypt ranks 151st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.018 | 0.0342 | 0.0162 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.018 | 0.0323 | 0.0143 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.0187 | 0.0358 | 0.0171 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.019 | 0.0394 | 0.0204 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.0212 | 0.045 | 0.0238 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.0641 | 0.0326 | 0.0315 | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 0.0995 | 0.0373 | 0.0622 | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 0.0491 | 0.0773 | 0.0282 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.0386 | 0.0871 | 0.0485 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.1027 | 0.0828 | 0.0199 | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 0.122 | 0.0793 | 0.0427 | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 0.106 | 0.0716 | 0.0344 | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 0.0667 | 0.0765 | 0.0098 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Cambodia or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 0.076 against 0.06 in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Cambodia and Egypt?
- 0.016, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Egypt?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Egypt rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Cambodia ranks 153rd and Egypt ranks 151st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.