Key features of human rights in Egypt
Egypt: Key features of human rights 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
Key features of human rights in Egypt, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.232 for key features of human rights 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, key features of human rights in Egypt peaked at 0.424 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.168, in 2017.
That places Egypt 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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
More social development data for Egypt
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.232 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.115 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.187 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.159 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.179 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.076 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in Egypt?
- Key features of human rights in Egypt was 0.232 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.424 in 1952.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.168 in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for key features of human rights?
- Egypt ranks 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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