Combined polity score in Egypt
Egypt: Combined polity score was -2 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Combined polity score in Egypt, 1960–2011
Source: Center for Systemic Peace, www.systemicpeace.org/polity/polity4.htm.
Analysis
In 2011, combined polity score in Egypt stood at -2. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, combined polity score in Egypt peaked at -2 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -7, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 35th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Combined polity score in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -7 | — |
| 1961 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -6 | -14.3% |
| 1977 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -3 | -50.0% |
| 2006 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -2 | -33.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's -2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2. (23 countries reporting)
- Egypt's -2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -3, 67% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -7 | -7 | -7 | 10 |
| 1970s | -6.6 | -7 | -6 | 10 |
| 1980s | -6 | -6 | -6 | 10 |
| 1990s | -6 | -6 | -6 | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.5 | -6 | -3 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.5 | -3 | -2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is combined polity score in Egypt?
- Combined polity score in Egypt was -2 in 2011, according to Center for Systemic Peace, www.systemicpeace.org/polity/polity4.htm.
- What is the highest combined polity score recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was -2 in 2011.
- What is the lowest combined polity score recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -7 in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for combined polity score?
- Egypt ranks 35th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is combined polity score rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Center for Systemic Peace, www.systemicpeace.org/polity/polity4.htm, published as part of Combined polity score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Combined Polity score is computed by subtracting the AUTOCRACY score (UPP.INS.AUTO.XQ) from the DEMOCRACY score (UPP.INS.DEMO.XQ); the resulting unified polity scale ranges from +10 (strongly democratic) to -10 (strongly autocratic). Note: The POLITY score was added to the Polity IV data series in recognition of its common usage by users in quantitative research and in the overriding interest of maintaining uniformity among users in this application. The simple combination of the original DEMOC and AUTOC index values in a unitary POLITY scale, in many ways, runs contrary to the original theory stated by Eckstein and Gurr in Patterns of Authority Polity IV Project: Dataset Users’ Manual 17 (1975) and, so, should be treated and interpreted with due caution. Its primary utility is in investigative research which should be augmented by more detailed analysis. The original theory posits that autocratic and democratic authority are distinct patterns of authority, elements of which may co-exist in any particular regime context. The inclusion of this variable in the data series should not be seen as an acceptance of the counter-proposal that autocracy and democracy are alternatives or opposites in a unified authority spectrum, even though elements of this perspective may be implied in the original theory. The POLITY variable provides a convenient avenue for examining general regime effects in analyses but researchers should note that the middle of the implied POLITY “spectrum” is somewhat muddled in terms of the original theory, masking various combinations of DEMOC and AUTOC scores with the same POLITY score. Investigations involving hypotheses of varying effects of democracy and/or autocracy should employ the original Polity scheme and test DEMOC and AUTOC separately.