Effective Power to Govern Score in Egypt
Egypt: Effective Power to Govern Score was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 128 countries
All-time high
3
in 2013
All-time low
2
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Effective Power to Govern Score in Egypt, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, effective power to govern score in Egypt stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Egypt peaked at 3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
Egypt ranks 81st of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 81 Algeria 2 compare
- 81 Angola 2 compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 2 compare
- 81 Belarus 2 compare
- 81 Cameroon 2 compare
- 81 China 2 compare
- 81 Congo 2 compare
- 81 Iran 2 compare
- 81 Jordan 2 compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 2 compare
- 81 Mauritania 2 compare
- 81 Morocco 2 compare
- 81 Russia 2 compare
- 81 Rwanda 2 compare
- 81 Somalia 2 compare
- 81 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 81 Tunisia 2 compare
- 81 Uzbekistan 2 compare
- 81 Venezuela 2 compare
- 81 Vietnam 2 compare
- 81 Zimbabwe 2 compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Egypt?
- Effective power to govern score in Egypt was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for effective power to govern score?
- Egypt ranks 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.