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Civil society participation index in Egypt

Egypt: Civil society participation index was 0.212 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.212
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.327
in 2011
All-time low
0.104
in 1952
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Civil society participation index in Egypt, 1789–2025

0.10.150.20.250.30.35178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, civil society participation index in Egypt stood at 0.212.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Egypt peaked at 0.327 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.104, in 1952.

Egypt ranks 161st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Civil society participation index in Egypt, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.173 —
1790 0.173 +0.0%
1791 0.173 +0.0%
1792 0.173 +0.0%
1793 0.173 +0.0%
1794 0.173 +0.0%
1795 0.173 +0.0%
1796 0.173 +0.0%
1797 0.173 +0.0%
1798 0.173 +0.0%
1799 0.173 +0.0%
1800 0.173 +0.0%
1801 0.173 +0.0%
1802 0.173 +0.0%
1803 0.173 +0.0%
1804 0.173 +0.0%
1805 0.173 +0.0%
1806 0.173 +0.0%
1807 0.173 +0.0%
1808 0.173 +0.0%
1809 0.173 +0.0%
1810 0.173 +0.0%
1811 0.173 +0.0%
1812 0.173 +0.0%
1813 0.173 +0.0%
1814 0.173 +0.0%
1815 0.173 +0.0%
1816 0.173 +0.0%
1817 0.173 +0.0%
1818 0.173 +0.0%
1819 0.173 +0.0%
1820 0.173 +0.0%
1821 0.173 +0.0%
1822 0.173 +0.0%
1823 0.173 +0.0%
1824 0.173 +0.0%
1825 0.173 +0.0%
1826 0.173 +0.0%
1827 0.173 +0.0%
1828 0.173 +0.0%
1829 0.173 +0.0%
1830 0.173 +0.0%
1831 0.173 +0.0%
1832 0.173 +0.0%
1833 0.173 +0.0%
1834 0.173 +0.0%
1835 0.173 +0.0%
1836 0.173 +0.0%
1837 0.173 +0.0%
1838 0.173 +0.0%
1839 0.173 +0.0%
1840 0.173 +0.0%
1841 0.173 +0.0%
1842 0.173 +0.0%
1843 0.173 +0.0%
1844 0.173 +0.0%
1845 0.173 +0.0%
1846 0.173 +0.0%
1847 0.173 +0.0%
1848 0.173 +0.0%
1849 0.173 +0.0%
1850 0.173 +0.0%
1851 0.173 +0.0%
1852 0.173 +0.0%
1853 0.173 +0.0%
1854 0.173 +0.0%
1855 0.173 +0.0%
1856 0.173 +0.0%
1857 0.173 +0.0%
1858 0.173 +0.0%
1859 0.173 +0.0%
1860 0.173 +0.0%
1861 0.173 +0.0%
1862 0.173 +0.0%
1863 0.173 +0.0%
1864 0.173 +0.0%
1865 0.173 +0.0%
1866 0.173 +0.0%
1867 0.173 +0.0%
1868 0.173 +0.0%
1869 0.173 +0.0%
1870 0.173 +0.0%
1871 0.173 +0.0%
1872 0.173 +0.0%
1873 0.173 +0.0%
1874 0.173 +0.0%
1875 0.173 +0.0%
1876 0.173 +0.0%
1877 0.173 +0.0%
1878 0.173 +0.0%
1879 0.173 +0.0%
1880 0.173 +0.0%
1881 0.173 +0.0%
1882 0.173 +0.0%
1883 0.173 +0.0%
1884 0.173 +0.0%
1885 0.173 +0.0%
1886 0.173 +0.0%
1887 0.173 +0.0%
1888 0.173 +0.0%
1889 0.173 +0.0%
1890 0.173 +0.0%
1891 0.173 +0.0%
1892 0.173 +0.0%
1893 0.173 +0.0%
1894 0.173 +0.0%
1895 0.173 +0.0%
1896 0.173 +0.0%
1897 0.173 +0.0%
1898 0.173 +0.0%
1899 0.173 +0.0%
1900 0.173 +0.0%
1901 0.186 +7.5%
1902 0.186 +0.0%
1903 0.186 +0.0%
1904 0.186 +0.0%
1905 0.186 +0.0%
1906 0.186 +0.0%
1907 0.198 +6.5%
1908 0.198 +0.0%
1909 0.198 +0.0%
1910 0.198 +0.0%
1911 0.198 +0.0%
1912 0.198 +0.0%
1913 0.198 +0.0%
1914 0.198 +0.0%
1915 0.198 +0.0%
1916 0.198 +0.0%
1917 0.196 -1.0%
1918 0.196 +0.0%
1919 0.243 +24.0%
1920 0.243 +0.0%
1921 0.243 +0.0%
1922 0.243 +0.0%
1923 0.243 +0.0%
1924 0.243 +0.0%
1925 0.243 +0.0%
1926 0.236 -2.9%
1927 0.236 +0.0%
1928 0.236 +0.0%
1929 0.236 +0.0%
1930 0.274 +16.1%
1931 0.274 +0.0%
1932 0.274 +0.0%
1933 0.274 +0.0%
1934 0.274 +0.0%
1935 0.274 +0.0%
1936 0.274 +0.0%
1937 0.274 +0.0%
1938 0.274 +0.0%
1939 0.274 +0.0%
1940 0.274 +0.0%
1941 0.274 +0.0%
1942 0.274 +0.0%
1943 0.274 +0.0%
1944 0.274 +0.0%
1945 0.274 +0.0%
1946 0.274 +0.0%
1947 0.274 +0.0%
1948 0.274 +0.0%
1949 0.274 +0.0%
1950 0.156 -43.1%
1951 0.156 +0.0%
1952 0.104 -33.3%
1953 0.124 +19.2%
1954 0.124 +0.0%
1955 0.124 +0.0%
1956 0.124 +0.0%
1957 0.124 +0.0%
1958 0.124 +0.0%
1959 0.124 +0.0%
1960 0.124 +0.0%
1961 0.124 +0.0%
1962 0.124 +0.0%
1963 0.124 +0.0%
1964 0.124 +0.0%
1965 0.124 +0.0%
1966 0.124 +0.0%
1967 0.124 +0.0%
1968 0.124 +0.0%
1969 0.124 +0.0%
1970 0.18 +45.2%
1971 0.18 +0.0%
1972 0.18 +0.0%
1973 0.18 +0.0%
1974 0.18 +0.0%
1975 0.18 +0.0%
1976 0.175 -2.8%
1977 0.208 +18.9%
1978 0.208 +0.0%
1979 0.208 +0.0%
1980 0.208 +0.0%
1981 0.208 +0.0%
1982 0.234 +12.5%
1983 0.234 +0.0%
1984 0.255 +9.0%
1985 0.255 +0.0%
1986 0.255 +0.0%
1987 0.255 +0.0%
1988 0.255 +0.0%
1989 0.255 +0.0%
1990 0.278 +9.0%
1991 0.278 +0.0%
1992 0.278 +0.0%
1993 0.278 +0.0%
1994 0.278 +0.0%
1995 0.278 +0.0%
1996 0.278 +0.0%
1997 0.278 +0.0%
1998 0.239 -14.0%
1999 0.239 +0.0%
2000 0.232 -2.9%
2001 0.232 +0.0%
2002 0.254 +9.5%
2003 0.254 +0.0%
2004 0.254 +0.0%
2005 0.254 +0.0%
2006 0.254 +0.0%
2007 0.253 -0.4%
2008 0.253 +0.0%
2009 0.232 -8.3%
2010 0.232 +0.0%
2011 0.327 +40.9%
2012 0.318 -2.8%
2013 0.18 -43.4%
2014 0.136 -24.4%
2015 0.112 -17.6%
2016 0.107 -4.5%
2017 0.146 +36.4%
2018 0.155 +6.2%
2019 0.198 +27.7%
2020 0.184 -7.1%
2021 0.191 +3.8%
2022 0.202 +5.8%
2023 0.202 +0.0%
2024 0.212 +5.0%
2025 0.212 +0.0%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.212 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6415, 33% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.212 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.347, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.173 0.173 0.173 1
1790s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1800s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1810s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1820s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1830s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1840s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1850s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1860s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1870s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1880s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1890s 0.173 0.173 0.173 10
1900s 0.1883 0.173 0.198 10
1910s 0.2021 0.196 0.243 10
1920s 0.2402 0.236 0.243 10
1930s 0.274 0.274 0.274 10
1940s 0.274 0.274 0.274 10
1950s 0.1284 0.104 0.156 10
1960s 0.124 0.124 0.124 10
1970s 0.1879 0.175 0.208 10
1980s 0.2414 0.208 0.255 10
1990s 0.2702 0.239 0.278 10
2000s 0.2472 0.232 0.254 10
2010s 0.1911 0.107 0.327 10
2020s 0.2005 0.184 0.212 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 158 South Sudan 0.233 compare
  2. 159 Laos 0.229 compare
  3. 160 China 0.219 compare
  4. 162 Russia 0.202 compare
  5. 163 Qatar 0.181 compare
  6. 164 Iran 0.154 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Egypt?
Civil society participation index in Egypt was 0.212 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.327 in 2011.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.104 in 1952.
How does Egypt rank for civil society participation index?
Egypt ranks 161st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil society participation index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Civil society participation index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
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