Egypt vs Gabon: Democracy
Egypt
3
in 2025
Gabon
3
in 2025
Egypt rank
116th
Gabon rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Egypt
- Gabon
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3 against 3 in Gabon, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 116th and Gabon ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 8 and Gabon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Gabon |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Gabon |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | Gabon |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Gabon |
| 2010s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Egypt or Gabon?
- Egypt, at 3 against 3 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Egypt and Gabon?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gabon?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Gabon rank globally for democracy?
- Egypt ranks 116th and Gabon ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).