What is strong elected local governments index in Egypt?

Strong elected local governments index in Egypt was 0.156 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 0.156 in 2022.

What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.

How does Egypt rank for strong elected local governments index?

Egypt ranks 145th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

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

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Egypt

Name: Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Egypt
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Strong Elected Local Governments Index was 0.156 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.156

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

145th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.156

in 2022

All-time low

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Egypt, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.156 for strong elected local governments index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is up 200.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong elected local governments index in Egypt peaked at 0.156 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

Egypt ranks 145th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0	0	0	1
1790s	0	0	0	10
1800s	0.0264	0	0.057	10
1810s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1820s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1830s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1840s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1850s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1860s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1870s	0.0628	0.057	0.089	10
1880s	0.0941	0.057	0.111	10
1890s	0.111	0.111	0.111	10
1900s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1910s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1920s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1930s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1940s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1950s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1960s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1970s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1980s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1990s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
2000s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
2010s	0.0545	0.052	0.057	10
2020s	0.1213	0.052	0.156	6

Countries ranked near Egypt

142 Morocco 0.177 compare
143 Cambodia 0.169 compare
144 Bahrain 0.164 compare
145 Guinea-Bissau 0.156 compare
147 Belarus 0.148 compare
148 China 0.135 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More reference data data for Egypt

Spring temperature anomalies -0.5496 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 1.79 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies -0.4223 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.9319 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 711.63 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong elected local governments index in Egypt?: Strong elected local governments index in Egypt was 0.156 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.156 in 2022.
What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Egypt rank for strong elected local governments index?: Egypt ranks 145th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.