Egypt vs Libya: Democracy

Egypt
1
in 2018
Libya
1
in 2018
Egypt rank
98th
Libya rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Egypt
  • Libya
00.511.52192219702018

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1 against 1 in Libya, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 98th and Libya ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Libya Difference Ahead
1950s 0.2222 0 0.2222 Egypt
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0 0
2000s 0.5 0 0.5 Egypt
2010s 1 0.8889 0.1111 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Egypt or Libya?
Egypt, at 1 against 1 in Libya as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Egypt and Libya?
0, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for democracy?
Egypt ranks 98th and Libya ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).