Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.232 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Egypt stood at 0.232.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.424 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.168, in 2017.
That places Egypt 157th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.407 | — |
| 1947 | 0.407 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.406 | -0.2% |
| 1949 | 0.412 | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 0.417 | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 0.42 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.424 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.348 | -17.9% |
| 1954 | 0.29 | -16.7% |
| 1955 | 0.283 | -2.4% |
| 1956 | 0.282 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.258 | -8.5% |
| 1961 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.257 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.255 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.277 | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.304 | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.308 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.316 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.316 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.316 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.322 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.307 | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.305 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.295 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.293 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.326 | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.332 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.323 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.319 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.324 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.32 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.325 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.32 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.308 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.306 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.31 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.312 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.31 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.311 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.31 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.308 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.307 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.391 | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 0.418 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.214 | -48.8% |
| 2014 | 0.172 | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.169 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.172 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.168 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.172 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.19 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.207 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.206 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.233 | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.231 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.243 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.232 | -4.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.232 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 36% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.232 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.414, 56% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -48.8% | 0.418 | 0.214 |
| 2011 | +27.4% | 0.307 | 0.391 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.408 | 0.406 | 0.412 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.331 | 0.282 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2562 | 0.255 | 0.258 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3066 | 0.277 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3193 | 0.293 | 0.332 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3196 | 0.308 | 0.325 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3099 | 0.306 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2373 | 0.168 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2253 | 0.206 | 0.243 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 79.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.469 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 70.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3425 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 0.232 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.424 in 1952.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.168 in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 157th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.