What is rule of law index in Egypt?

Rule of law index in Egypt was 0.321 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 0.635 in 1952.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 0.319 in 1863.

How does Egypt rank for rule of law index?

Egypt ranks 118th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Egypt

Name: Rule of Law Index in Egypt
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Rule of Law Index was 0.321 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

0.321

Change on year

down 5.6%

World rank

118th

of 173 countries

All-time high

0.635

in 1952

All-time low

0.319

in 1863

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Rule of Law Index in Egypt, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.321 for rule of law index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Egypt peaked at 0.635 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.319, in 1863.

That places Egypt 118th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.507	0.507	0.507	1
1790s	0.4886	0.415	0.507	10
1800s	0.3958	0.383	0.415	10
1810s	0.373	0.358	0.383	10
1820s	0.358	0.358	0.358	10
1830s	0.358	0.358	0.358	10
1840s	0.3629	0.358	0.407	10
1850s	0.3782	0.375	0.407	10
1860s	0.3359	0.319	0.362	10
1870s	0.3472	0.329	0.397	10
1880s	0.4824	0.428	0.496	10
1890s	0.496	0.496	0.496	10
1900s	0.5538	0.553	0.557	10
1910s	0.548	0.541	0.557	10
1920s	0.541	0.541	0.541	10
1930s	0.541	0.541	0.541	10
1940s	0.5548	0.554	0.562	10
1950s	0.539	0.497	0.635	10
1960s	0.488	0.471	0.493	10
1970s	0.4386	0.419	0.455	10
1980s	0.3938	0.388	0.42	10
1990s	0.3404	0.324	0.362	10
2000s	0.3249	0.324	0.325	10
2010s	0.3553	0.324	0.375	10
2020s	0.3427	0.321	0.355	6

Countries ranked near Egypt

115 Kyrgyzstan 0.353 compare
116 Laos 0.346 compare
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119 Vietnam 0.319 compare
120 Ethiopia 0.315 compare
121 Bangladesh 0.311 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Egypt?: Rule of law index in Egypt was 0.321 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.635 in 1952.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0.319 in 1863.
How does Egypt rank for rule of law index?: Egypt ranks 118th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.