Freedom Score in Egypt
Egypt: Freedom Score was 18 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Egypt, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Egypt stood at 18. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Egypt peaked at 41 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2020.
That places Egypt 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23 | — |
| 2003 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 27 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 35 | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 41 | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 31 | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 26 | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 18 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 18 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.5, 73% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.62 | 23 | 30 | 8 |
| 2010s | 28 | 21 | 41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 160 Burkina Faso 20 compare
- 160 Vietnam 20 compare
- 162 Democratic Republic of Congo 18 compare
- 162 Ethiopia 18 compare
- 162 United Arab Emirates 18 compare
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 freedom score in Egypt?
- Freedom score in Egypt was 18 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 2012.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for freedom score?
- Egypt ranks 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House’s freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.