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Liberal political institutions index in Egypt

Egypt: Liberal political institutions index was 0.34 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.34
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
127th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.61
in 1950
All-time low
0.234
in 1798
Years of data
235
1789–2025

Liberal political institutions index in Egypt, 1789–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.34 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Egypt peaked at 0.61 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.234, in 1798.

That places Egypt 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 235 years of available data.

Liberal political institutions index in Egypt, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.31 —
1790 0.31 +0.0%
1791 0.31 +0.0%
1792 0.31 +0.0%
1793 0.31 +0.0%
1794 0.31 +0.0%
1795 0.31 +0.0%
1796 0.31 +0.0%
1797 0.31 +0.0%
1798 0.234 -24.5%
1799 0.234 +0.0%
1800 0.234 +0.0%
1801 0.234 +0.0%
1802 0.234 +0.0%
1803 0.234 +0.0%
1804 0.234 +0.0%
1805 0.234 +0.0%
1806 0.234 +0.0%
1807 0.234 +0.0%
1808 0.234 +0.0%
1809 0.234 +0.0%
1810 0.234 +0.0%
1811 0.234 +0.0%
1812 0.234 +0.0%
1813 0.234 +0.0%
1814 0.234 +0.0%
1815 0.234 +0.0%
1816 0.234 +0.0%
1817 0.234 +0.0%
1818 0.234 +0.0%
1819 0.234 +0.0%
1820 0.234 +0.0%
1821 0.234 +0.0%
1822 0.234 +0.0%
1823 0.234 +0.0%
1824 0.234 +0.0%
1825 0.234 +0.0%
1826 0.234 +0.0%
1827 0.234 +0.0%
1828 0.234 +0.0%
1829 0.234 +0.0%
1830 0.234 +0.0%
1831 0.234 +0.0%
1832 0.234 +0.0%
1833 0.234 +0.0%
1834 0.234 +0.0%
1835 0.234 +0.0%
1836 0.234 +0.0%
1837 0.234 +0.0%
1838 0.234 +0.0%
1839 0.234 +0.0%
1840 0.237 +1.3%
1841 0.237 +0.0%
1842 0.247 +4.2%
1843 0.247 +0.0%
1844 0.247 +0.0%
1845 0.247 +0.0%
1846 0.247 +0.0%
1847 0.247 +0.0%
1848 0.247 +0.0%
1849 0.331 +34.0%
1850 0.322 -2.7%
1851 0.317 -1.6%
1852 0.317 +0.0%
1853 0.317 +0.0%
1854 0.317 +0.0%
1855 0.317 +0.0%
1856 0.317 +0.0%
1857 0.317 +0.0%
1858 0.317 +0.0%
1859 0.317 +0.0%
1860 0.313 -1.3%
1861 0.313 +0.0%
1862 0.313 +0.0%
1863 0.297 -5.1%
1864 0.297 +0.0%
1865 0.297 +0.0%
1867 0.377 +26.9%
1868 0.377 +0.0%
1869 0.377 +0.0%
1870 0.381 +1.1%
1871 0.381 +0.0%
1872 0.381 +0.0%
1873 0.381 +0.0%
1874 0.381 +0.0%
1875 0.381 +0.0%
1876 0.381 +0.0%
1877 0.386 +1.3%
1878 0.386 +0.0%
1879 0.304 -21.2%
1880 0.329 +8.2%
1882 0.527 +60.2%
1883 0.527 +0.0%
1884 0.526 -0.2%
1885 0.526 +0.0%
1886 0.526 +0.0%
1887 0.526 +0.0%
1888 0.526 +0.0%
1889 0.526 +0.0%
1890 0.526 +0.0%
1891 0.526 +0.0%
1892 0.526 +0.0%
1893 0.526 +0.0%
1894 0.526 +0.0%
1895 0.526 +0.0%
1896 0.526 +0.0%
1897 0.526 +0.0%
1898 0.526 +0.0%
1899 0.526 +0.0%
1900 0.574 +9.1%
1901 0.574 +0.0%
1902 0.574 +0.0%
1903 0.574 +0.0%
1904 0.574 +0.0%
1905 0.574 +0.0%
1906 0.574 +0.0%
1907 0.574 +0.0%
1908 0.587 +2.3%
1909 0.587 +0.0%
1910 0.571 -2.7%
1911 0.579 +1.4%
1912 0.579 +0.0%
1913 0.475 -18.0%
1914 0.459 -3.4%
1915 0.369 -19.6%
1916 0.369 +0.0%
1917 0.369 +0.0%
1918 0.367 -0.5%
1919 0.364 -0.8%
1920 0.364 +0.0%
1921 0.364 +0.0%
1922 0.364 +0.0%
1923 0.541 +48.6%
1924 0.601 +11.1%
1925 0.603 +0.3%
1926 0.603 +0.0%
1927 0.603 +0.0%
1928 0.603 +0.0%
1929 0.603 +0.0%
1930 0.606 +0.5%
1931 0.606 +0.0%
1932 0.606 +0.0%
1933 0.606 +0.0%
1934 0.606 +0.0%
1935 0.606 +0.0%
1936 0.606 +0.0%
1937 0.606 +0.0%
1938 0.606 +0.0%
1939 0.606 +0.0%
1940 0.606 +0.0%
1941 0.606 +0.0%
1942 0.606 +0.0%
1943 0.606 +0.0%
1944 0.606 +0.0%
1945 0.606 +0.0%
1946 0.606 +0.0%
1947 0.606 +0.0%
1948 0.606 +0.0%
1949 0.606 +0.0%
1950 0.61 +0.7%
1951 0.61 +0.0%
1952 0.588 -3.6%
1953 0.361 -38.6%
1954 0.331 -8.3%
1955 0.328 -0.9%
1956 0.328 +0.0%
1957 0.416 +26.8%
1958 0.337 -19.0%
1959 0.331 -1.8%
1960 0.368 +11.2%
1961 0.354 -3.8%
1962 0.322 -9.0%
1963 0.322 +0.0%
1964 0.415 +28.9%
1965 0.438 +5.5%
1966 0.438 +0.0%
1967 0.433 -1.1%
1968 0.431 -0.5%
1969 0.431 +0.0%
1970 0.442 +2.6%
1971 0.489 +10.6%
1972 0.49 +0.2%
1973 0.49 +0.0%
1974 0.486 -0.8%
1975 0.486 +0.0%
1976 0.486 +0.0%
1977 0.482 -0.8%
1978 0.48 -0.4%
1979 0.48 +0.0%
1980 0.364 -24.2%
1981 0.5 +37.4%
1982 0.502 +0.4%
1983 0.498 -0.8%
1984 0.503 +1.0%
1985 0.503 +0.0%
1986 0.508 +1.0%
1987 0.499 -1.8%
1988 0.499 +0.0%
1989 0.499 +0.0%
1990 0.462 -7.4%
1991 0.462 +0.0%
1992 0.462 +0.0%
1993 0.462 +0.0%
1994 0.451 -2.4%
1995 0.457 +1.3%
1996 0.457 +0.0%
1997 0.457 +0.0%
1998 0.454 -0.7%
1999 0.454 +0.0%
2000 0.446 -1.8%
2001 0.447 +0.2%
2002 0.447 +0.0%
2003 0.447 +0.0%
2004 0.447 +0.0%
2005 0.447 +0.0%
2006 0.447 +0.0%
2007 0.446 -0.2%
2008 0.446 +0.0%
2009 0.446 +0.0%
2010 0.446 +0.0%
2011 0.348 -22.0%
2012 0.375 +7.8%
2013 0.276 -26.4%
2014 0.273 -1.1%
2015 0.29 +6.2%
2016 0.37 +27.6%
2017 0.342 -7.6%
2018 0.338 -1.2%
2019 0.356 +5.3%
2020 0.359 +0.8%
2021 0.35 -2.5%
2022 0.372 +6.3%
2023 0.371 -0.3%
2024 0.368 -0.8%
2025 0.34 -7.6%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.34 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.446, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.34 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.354, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.31 0.31 0.31 1
1790s 0.2948 0.234 0.31 10
1800s 0.234 0.234 0.234 10
1810s 0.234 0.234 0.234 10
1820s 0.234 0.234 0.234 10
1830s 0.234 0.234 0.234 10
1840s 0.2534 0.237 0.331 10
1850s 0.3175 0.317 0.322 10
1860s 0.329 0.297 0.377 9
1870s 0.3743 0.304 0.386 10
1880s 0.5043 0.329 0.527 9
1890s 0.526 0.526 0.526 10
1900s 0.5766 0.574 0.587 10
1910s 0.4501 0.364 0.579 10
1920s 0.5249 0.364 0.603 10
1930s 0.606 0.606 0.606 10
1940s 0.606 0.606 0.606 10
1950s 0.424 0.328 0.61 10
1960s 0.3952 0.322 0.438 10
1970s 0.4811 0.442 0.49 10
1980s 0.4875 0.364 0.508 10
1990s 0.4578 0.451 0.462 10
2000s 0.4466 0.446 0.447 10
2010s 0.3414 0.273 0.446 10
2020s 0.36 0.34 0.372 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Egypt?
Liberal political institutions index in Egypt was 0.34 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.61 in 1950.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.234 in 1798.
How does Egypt rank for liberal political institutions index?
Egypt ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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