What is human rights index in Egypt?

Human rights index in Egypt was 0.232 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 0.424 in 1952.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 0.168 in 2017.

How does Egypt rank for human rights index?

Egypt ranks 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Egypt

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

Egypt: Human Rights Index was 0.232 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.232

Change on year

down 4.5%

World rank

159th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.424

in 1952

All-time low

0.168

in 2017

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Human Rights Index in Egypt, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Egypt is 0.232, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Egypt peaked at 0.424 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.168, in 2017.

Egypt ranks 159th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.308	0.308	0.308	1
1790s	0.308	0.308	0.308	10
1800s	0.308	0.308	0.308	10
1810s	0.308	0.308	0.308	10
1820s	0.308	0.308	0.308	10
1830s	0.308	0.308	0.308	10
1840s	0.3294	0.317	0.35	10
1850s	0.3612	0.336	0.364	10
1860s	0.364	0.364	0.364	10
1870s	0.3816	0.374	0.421	10
1880s	0.3996	0.396	0.421	10
1890s	0.396	0.396	0.396	10
1900s	0.4059	0.4	0.411	10
1910s	0.4003	0.39	0.409	10
1920s	0.3997	0.39	0.408	10
1930s	0.4091	0.409	0.41	10
1940s	0.4084	0.406	0.412	10
1950s	0.331	0.282	0.424	10
1960s	0.2562	0.255	0.258	10
1970s	0.3066	0.277	0.322	10
1980s	0.3193	0.293	0.332	10
1990s	0.3196	0.308	0.325	10
2000s	0.3099	0.306	0.312	10
2010s	0.2373	0.168	0.418	10
2020s	0.2253	0.206	0.243	6

Countries ranked near Egypt

156 Russia 0.265 compare
157 Cambodia 0.26 compare
158 Iran 0.248 compare
160 South Sudan 0.228 compare
161 Belarus 0.221 compare
162 Eswatini 0.206 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)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Egypt?: Human rights index in Egypt was 0.232 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.424 in 1952.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0.168 in 2017.
How does Egypt rank for human rights index?: Egypt ranks 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.