What is equal rights protection index in Egypt?

Equal rights protection index in Egypt was 0.229 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 0.681 in 1954.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 0.151 in 2013.

How does Egypt rank for equal rights protection index?

Egypt ranks 153rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Egypt

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in Egypt
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.229 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.229

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

153rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.681

in 1954

All-time low

0.151

in 2013

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Egypt, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, equal rights protection index in Egypt stood at 0.229.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Egypt peaked at 0.681 in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.151, in 2013.

Egypt ranks 153rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.298	0.298	0.298	1
1790s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1800s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1810s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1820s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1830s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1840s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1850s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1860s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1870s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1880s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1890s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1900s	0.297	0.297	0.297	10
1910s	0.297	0.297	0.297	10
1920s	0.297	0.297	0.297	10
1930s	0.297	0.297	0.297	10
1940s	0.297	0.297	0.297	10
1950s	0.6063	0.379	0.681	10
1960s	0.681	0.681	0.681	10
1970s	0.4417	0.422	0.619	10
1980s	0.415	0.415	0.415	10
1990s	0.3895	0.33	0.415	10
2000s	0.2112	0.194	0.33	10
2010s	0.1846	0.151	0.215	10
2020s	0.2283	0.213	0.242	6

Countries ranked near Egypt

150 Myanmar 0.256 compare
151 Sudan 0.238 compare
152 Nicaragua 0.231 compare
154 Thailand 0.225 compare
155 Ecuador 0.222 compare
156 Chad 0.214 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)
Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.115 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.232 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.076 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.232 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Egypt?: Equal rights protection index in Egypt was 0.229 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.681 in 1954.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0.151 in 2013.
How does Egypt rank for equal rights protection index?: Egypt ranks 153rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.