Civil Liberties Score in Egypt

Egypt: Civil Liberties Score was 12 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 197 countries
All-time high
25
in 2012
All-time low
12
in 2020
Years of data
23
2003–2025

Civil Liberties Score in Egypt, 2003–2025

05101520252003201420252003: 162004: 182005: 222006: 202007: 182008: 182009: 202010: 192011: 242012: 252013: 222014: 182015: 182016: 172017: 162018: 142019: 142020: 122021: 122022: 122023: 122024: 122025: 12

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.86 16 22 7
2010s 18.7 14 25 10
2020s 12 12 12 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 166 United Arab Emirates 13 compare
  2. 166 Venezuela 13 compare
  3. 168 Nicaragua 12 compare
  4. 168 Syria 12 compare
  5. 171 Burundi 11 compare
  6. 171 China 11 compare
  7. 171 Laos 11 compare

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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

Indicator
Civil Liberties Score
Source
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 4,511 data points, 2003–2025
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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.