Civil Liberties Score in Egypt
Egypt: Civil Liberties Score was 12 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Liberties Score in Egypt, 2003–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 12 for civil liberties score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score in Egypt peaked at 25 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 168th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.86 | 16 | 22 | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.7 | 14 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5496 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.79 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.4223 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9319 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 711.63 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties score in Egypt?
- Civil liberties score in Egypt was 12 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2012.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for civil liberties score?
- Egypt ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score 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 Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Liberties Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the fine-grained extent of freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more liberties.