Political rights score fh in Egypt
Egypt: Political rights score fh was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 197 countries
All-time high
16
in 2012
All-time low
6
in 2010
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Egypt, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Egypt stood at 6. 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, political rights score fh in Egypt peaked at 16 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2010.
Egypt ranks 150th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 | — |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 11 | +83.3% |
| 2012 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2013 | 9 | -43.8% |
| 2014 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.12 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.3 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 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 fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 political rights score fh in Egypt?
- Political rights score fh in Egypt was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2012.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for political rights score fh?
- Egypt ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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