What is political rights rating in Egypt?

Political rights rating in Egypt was 6 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest political rights rating recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 6 in 1972.

What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1984.

How does Egypt rank for political rights rating?

Egypt ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is political rights rating rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political Rights Rating in Egypt

Name: Political Rights Rating in Egypt
Creator: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Political Rights Rating was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

44th

of 199 countries

All-time high

in 1972

All-time low

in 1984

Years of data

1972–2025

Political Rights Rating in Egypt, 1972–2025

Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 6 for political rights rating in 2025. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political rights rating in Egypt peaked at 6 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1984.

Egypt ranks 44th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Political Rights Rating in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Political Rights Rating in Egypt, 1972 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1972	6	—
1973	6	+0.0%
1974	6	+0.0%
1975	6	+0.0%
1976	5	-16.7%
1977	5	+0.0%
1978	5	+0.0%
1979	5	+0.0%
1980	5	+0.0%
1982	5	+0.0%
1983	5	+0.0%
1984	4	-20.0%
1985	4	+0.0%
1986	5	+25.0%
1987	5	+0.0%
1988	5	+0.0%
1989	5	+0.0%
1990	5	+0.0%
1991	5	+0.0%
1992	5	+0.0%
1993	6	+20.0%
1994	6	+0.0%
1995	6	+0.0%
1996	6	+0.0%
1997	6	+0.0%
1998	6	+0.0%
1999	6	+0.0%
2000	6	+0.0%
2001	6	+0.0%
2002	6	+0.0%
2003	6	+0.0%
2004	6	+0.0%
2005	6	+0.0%
2006	6	+0.0%
2007	6	+0.0%
2008	6	+0.0%
2009	6	+0.0%
2010	6	+0.0%
2011	6	+0.0%
2012	5	-16.7%
2013	6	+20.0%
2014	6	+0.0%
2015	6	+0.0%
2016	6	+0.0%
2017	6	+0.0%
2018	6	+0.0%
2019	6	+0.0%
2020	6	+0.0%
2021	6	+0.0%
2022	6	+0.0%
2023	6	+0.0%
2024	6	+0.0%
2025	6	+0.0%

Egypt compared with similar countries

Egypt's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Egypt's 6 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	5.5	5	6	8
1980s	4.78	4	5	9
1990s	5.7	5	6	10
2000s	6	6	6	10
2010s	5.9	5	6	10
2020s	6	6	6	6

Countries ranked near Egypt

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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)
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)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -7.55 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is political rights rating in Egypt?: Political rights rating in Egypt was 6 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political rights rating recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 6 in 1972.
What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1984.
How does Egypt rank for political rights rating?: Egypt ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is political rights rating rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political Rights Rating
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,083 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Identifies the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Lower ratings indicate more rights.