Egypt vs United Arab Emirates: Political Civil Liberties Index
Egypt
0.145
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.122
in 2025
Egypt rank
155th
United Arab Emirates rank
157th
Political Civil Liberties Index over time
- Egypt
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.145 against 0.122 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.023.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 155th and United Arab Emirates ranks 157th of 176 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2197 | 0.139 | 0.0807 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.2663 | 0.1566 | 0.1097 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.2913 | 0.189 | 0.1023 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.3022 | 0.1833 | 0.1189 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2414 | 0.1437 | 0.0977 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.1337 | 0.1102 | 0.0235 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Egypt or United Arab Emirates?
- Egypt, at 0.145 against 0.122 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.023, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and United Arab Emirates rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Egypt ranks 155th and United Arab Emirates ranks 157th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.