Civil Rights Score in Egypt
Egypt: Civil Rights Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Egypt, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3 for civil rights score in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Egypt peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2019.
That places Egypt 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 75% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 82 Cameroon 3 compare
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- 82 Iraq 3 compare
- 82 Laos 3 compare
- 82 Mali 3 compare
- 82 Niger 3 compare
- 82 Rwanda 3 compare
- 82 Syria 3 compare
- 82 Thailand 3 compare
- 82 Tunisia 3 compare
- 82 Turkey 3 compare
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More social development data for Egypt
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Egypt?
- Civil rights score in Egypt was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for civil rights score?
- Egypt ranks 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.