Citizen support for democracy in Egypt
Egypt: Citizen support for democracy was -1.44 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Egypt, 2001–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded -1.44 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 308.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Egypt peaked at 0.5225 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -1.44, in 2018.
Egypt ranks 135th of 144 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.0162 | -0.3959 | 0.5225 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.955 | -1.44 | -0.2251 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.44 | -1.44 | -1.44 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 132 Philippines -1.43 compare
- 133 Ecuador -1.43 compare
- 134 Saudi Arabia -1.43 compare
- 136 Indonesia -1.57 compare
- 137 Honduras -1.64 compare
- 138 Kazakhstan -1.69 compare
More social development data for Egypt
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 23,763 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.187 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.179 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.159 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.187 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.076 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.115 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Egypt?
- Citizen support for democracy in Egypt was -1.44 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5225 in 2001.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.44 in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Egypt ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 308.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.