Rule of Law in Egypt
Egypt: Rule of Law was 0.13 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Egypt, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law in Egypt is 0.13 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Egypt peaked at 0.2043 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.13 standard error, in 2011.
Egypt ranks 38th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1981 standard error | 0.1919 standard error | 0.2043 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1559 standard error | 0.1388 standard error | 0.1755 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.133 standard error | 0.13 standard error | 0.136 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1309 standard error compare
- 35 Tunisia 0.1309 standard error compare
- 37 Botswana 0.1309 standard error compare
- 38 Angola 0.13 standard error compare
- 38 Ethiopia 0.13 standard error compare
- 41 Madagascar 0.129 standard error compare
- 41 Mali 0.129 standard error compare
- 41 Mozambique 0.129 standard error compare
- 41 Senegal 0.129 standard error compare
- 41 Zambia 0.129 standard error compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.79 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5496 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 711.63 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.4223 °C (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9319 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Egypt?
- Rule of law in Egypt was 0.13 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2043 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 standard error in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for rule of law?
- Egypt ranks 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.