Egypt vs Libya: Participatory Democracy Index
Egypt
0.076
in 2025
Libya
0.087
in 2025
Egypt rank
151st
Libya rank
149th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Egypt
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.087 against 0.076 in Egypt, a difference of 0.011.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Libya ahead.
Egypt ranks 151st and Libya ranks 149th of 176 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0403 | 0.049 | 0.0087 | Libya |
| 1940s | 0.043 | 0.049 | 0.006 | Libya |
| 1950s | 0.0318 | 0.0579 | 0.0261 | Libya |
| 1960s | 0.0373 | 0.0668 | 0.0295 | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.0773 | 0.0448 | 0.0325 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.0871 | 0.044 | 0.0431 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.0828 | 0.044 | 0.0388 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.0793 | 0.0439 | 0.0354 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.0716 | 0.1707 | 0.0991 | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.0765 | 0.1333 | 0.0568 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Egypt or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.087 against 0.076 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Egypt and Libya?
- 0.011, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
- 83 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Egypt ranks 151st and Libya ranks 149th 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.