Three Keys Indicators for Assessing Egypt Over 26 Years

Egypt has experienced political and economic fluctuations over the past two decades, creating a transformative impact on the state's structure, institutions, and the relationship between the government and its citizens. These fluctuations have influenced various aspects of public life and its details.

Tracking these changes and their impact on people's lives can be achieved through numerous indicators and figures, with three indicators selected to provide a general overview of the state's authority, the legal system, and political stability in Egypt.

Rule of Law

The Rule of Law indicator intervenes in any political and social system, measuring the law's ability to regulate life and its accessibility and respect by the population. It is organically linked to the country's political and economic performance. Annually issued by the World Bank, this indicator reflects the extent of trust and mutual respect between the government and the population. It also practically indicates crime rates and violence based on the accessibility and reliability of the law. This indicator is measured between two upper and lower points, 2.25 and -2.25, respectively.

In Egypt, the Rule of Law indicator has fluctuated relatively close values over the past 26 years, maintaining levels below zero. The lowest point reached -0.73 in 2013, while it continues to oscillate in recent years, also staying below zero.

Egypt - Rule of Law: Estimate

according to the classification that ranks countries worldwide based on their Rule of Law scores, Egypt secured the 42.4th position in the year 2022, compared to its 53.7th position in 2003. However, there was a decline in 2013, reaching a level of 27.6.

Egypt - Rule of Law: Percentile Rank

Corruption

The Corruption Perceptions Index is a key indicator that illustrates the government's ability to exercise its powers, its seriousness in dealing with the misuse of power, and reflects the level of trust in it and in state institutions in general. This index primarily indicates the extent of power being used to fulfill personal desires and the exploitation of political positions. Like its predecessor, the index ranges between a highest score of 2.25 and a lowest score of -2.25.

Egypt's highest recorded value in the past 26 years was -0.4 in 2002, while the lowest value was -0.81 in 2020.

Egypt | Control of Corruption: Estimate

Internationally, Egypt is ranked around 26.4 in 2022 according to the index, which classifies countries based on their efforts to combat corruption, with 0 being the lowest and 100 being the highest. Egypt has previously scored as low as 23.8 and as high as 41.2.

Egypt - Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank

Political Stability

The Political Stability Index is linked to several aspects that have a direct impact on the overall aspects of public life in the country. It indicates the government's ability to control crime, violence, and terrorism. The highest value in the index is 2.25, while the lowest is -2.25. Egypt's value in the index in 2022 was -1.02, representing a low value witnessed by the country in the transitional political years of 2013 and 2014. The highest recorded value in the past 26 years was 0.04 in the year 2000.

of Egypt - Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate

Egypt's ranking among countries in terms of political stability and freedom from violence and terrorism has fluctuated between 10 and 26 over the past thirteen years.

Egypt | Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank