Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic under an Authoritarianism
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 30/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 24.7/100 #170
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.187
- HDI
- 0.754
- Regional blocs
- AU, AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic under an Authoritarianism
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Egypt | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Prime Minister of Egypt | Mostafa Madbouly |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2017)
- 1.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 10.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.7% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
17th pct
Rule of law (2023)
44th pct
Corruption control (2023)
25th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
42th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
27th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
11th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 30 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.187
- Liberal
- 0.115
- Participatory
- 0.076
- Deliberative
- 0.120
- Egalitarian
- 0.106
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 24.7 / 100
- Global rank
- #170 / 180
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #173
- 13.6
- Economic #169
- 23.3
- Legal #157
- 32.7
- Social #169
- 25.7
- Safety #161
- 28.5
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.7 | 170 | 13.6 | 23.3 | 32.7 | 25.7 | 28.5 |
| 2024 | 25.1 | 170 | 16.1 | 24.7 | 29.8 | 27.6 | 27.3 |
| 2023 | 33.4 | 166 | 29.6 | 32.0 | 34.7 | 39.6 | 31.0 |
| 2022 | 30.2 | 168 | 30.9 | 23.5 | 34.9 | 44.3 | 17.6 |
| 2021 | 43.8 | 166 | - | - | - | - | 35.9 |
| 2020 | 43.2 | 166 | - | - | - | - | 31.3 |
| 2019 | 43.5 | 163 | - | - | - | - | 37.3 |
| 2018 | 43.3 | 161 | - | - | - | - | 36.1 |
| 2017 | 44.2 | 161 | - | - | - | - | 31.9 |
| 2016 | 45.6 | 159 | - | - | - | - | 48.9 |
| 2015 | 49.8 | 158 | - | - | - | - | 39.0 |
| 2014 | 48.1 | 159 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 51.3 | 158 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 97.5 | 166 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 43.3 | 127 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 51.4 | 143 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 50.3 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 58.0 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 46.3 | 133 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 52.0 | 143 | - | - | - | - | - |