Physical Integrity Rights Index in Egypt
Egypt: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.22 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Egypt, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical integrity rights index in Egypt is 0.22, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 214.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Egypt peaked at 0.525 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 2015.
Egypt ranks 154th 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.
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.474 | — |
| 1790 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.457 | -3.6% |
| 1919 | 0.446 | -2.4% |
| 1920 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.481 | +7.8% |
| 1926 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.511 | +6.2% |
| 1931 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.525 | +2.7% |
| 1950 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.36 | -31.4% |
| 1954 | 0.274 | -23.9% |
| 1955 | 0.255 | -6.9% |
| 1956 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.216 | -15.3% |
| 1961 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.205 | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.217 | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.236 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 0.251 | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.206 | -17.9% |
| 1978 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.229 | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.245 | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.221 | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.173 | -21.7% |
| 1999 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.18 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.235 | +30.6% |
| 2012 | 0.261 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.099 | -62.1% |
| 2014 | 0.103 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.07 | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.087 | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 0.091 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.114 | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 0.142 | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 0.15 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.209 | +39.3% |
| 2023 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.223 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 0.22 | -1.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.22 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.627, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.22 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.447, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4695 | 0.446 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4635 | 0.446 | 0.481 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.511 | 0.511 | 0.511 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5124 | 0.511 | 0.525 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3484 | 0.255 | 0.525 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2105 | 0.205 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2326 | 0.206 | 0.251 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2227 | 0.206 | 0.245 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2114 | 0.173 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.173 | 0.173 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.131 | 0.07 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1922 | 0.142 | 0.223 | 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 physical integrity rights index in Egypt?
- Physical integrity rights index in Egypt was 0.22 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.525 in 1949.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for physical integrity rights index?
- Egypt ranks 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.3%. 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 Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.