Egalitarian Democracy Index in Egypt
Egypt: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.106 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.106
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
156th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.167
in 1965
All-time low
0.056
in 1914
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Egypt, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian democracy index in Egypt stood at 0.106.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Egypt peaked at 0.167 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.056, in 1914.
Egypt ranks 156th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.063 | — |
| 1901 | 0.062 | -1.6% |
| 1902 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.064 | +3.2% |
| 1908 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.061 | -4.7% |
| 1914 | 0.056 | -8.2% |
| 1915 | 0.057 | +1.8% |
| 1916 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.058 | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.063 | +8.6% |
| 1925 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.062 | -1.6% |
| 1931 | 0.059 | -4.8% |
| 1932 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.066 | +11.9% |
| 1937 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.068 | +3.0% |
| 1939 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.072 | +5.9% |
| 1946 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.089 | +23.6% |
| 1951 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.142 | +59.6% |
| 1953 | 0.13 | -8.5% |
| 1954 | 0.134 | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.144 | +7.5% |
| 1957 | 0.163 | +13.2% |
| 1958 | 0.159 | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 0.158 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.162 | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.158 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.151 | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.157 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.166 | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.167 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.166 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.156 | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.129 | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 0.125 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.126 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.126 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.122 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.114 | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.113 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.114 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.113 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.107 | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.113 | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.12 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.118 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.119 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.117 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.114 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.115 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.116 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.115 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.106 | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.098 | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.09 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.088 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.089 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.09 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.091 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.09 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.091 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.099 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.13 | +31.3% |
| 2013 | 0.087 | -33.1% |
| 2014 | 0.079 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.08 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.091 | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.095 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.105 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.106 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.101 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.103 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.109 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.107 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.106 | -0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.106 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2285, 46% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.106 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.152, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | +59.6% | 0.089 | 0.142 |
| 2013 | -33.1% | 0.13 | 0.087 |
| 2012 | +31.3% | 0.099 | 0.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0627 | 0.062 | 0.064 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0595 | 0.056 | 0.064 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.061 | 0.058 | 0.063 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0625 | 0.059 | 0.068 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.07 | 0.068 | 0.072 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1342 | 0.089 | 0.163 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1628 | 0.151 | 0.167 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1238 | 0.113 | 0.156 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1174 | 0.107 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1125 | 0.106 | 0.117 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0906 | 0.088 | 0.098 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0957 | 0.079 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1053 | 0.101 | 0.109 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 egalitarian democracy index in Egypt?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Egypt was 0.106 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.167 in 1965.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 1914.
- How does Egypt rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Egypt ranks 156th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.