Egypt vs Iran

Egypt vs Iran: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.23 of 1 in Egypt and 0.25 of 1 in Iran, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by 0.02 of 1, or 1.07 times that in Egypt.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Egypt vs Iran: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.23 of 1 in Egypt and 0.25 of 1 in Iran, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by 0.02 of 1, or 1.07 times that in Egypt.
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What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Egypt.
  • In 2025, Egypt ranked 158 and Iran ranked 157 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearEgyptIranWorld
20250.230.250.65
20240.240.250.65
20230.230.20.66
20220.230.180.66
20210.210.230.67
20200.210.240.67
20190.190.260.68
20180.170.260.68
20170.170.270.68
20160.170.270.68
20150.170.270.69
20140.170.240.69
20130.210.240.7
20120.420.190.7
20110.390.190.7
20100.310.190.7
20090.310.230.69
20080.310.240.69
20070.310.240.69
20060.310.250.69
20050.310.270.69
20040.310.350.69
20030.310.370.69
20020.310.370.68
20010.310.370.68
20000.310.380.67
19990.310.320.66
19980.310.310.65
19970.320.280.65
19960.330.20.65
19950.330.190.65
19940.330.190.64
19930.330.180.63
19920.320.180.62
19910.320.180.6
19900.320.180.57
19890.320.160.51
19880.320.120.5
19870.320.120.5
19860.320.120.49
19850.320.120.48
19840.320.120.47
19830.320.110.47
19820.330.110.46
19810.330.120.46
19800.290.160.46
19790.30.260.45
19780.310.180.44
19770.310.170.44
19760.320.170.44
19750.320.180.44
19740.320.20.43
19730.320.20.43
19720.310.210.44
19710.30.210.44
19700.280.210.44
19690.260.190.44
19680.260.190.45
19670.260.190.45
19660.260.190.46
19650.260.190.46
19640.260.190.46
19630.260.20.46
19620.260.210.46
19610.260.190.46
19600.260.180.46
19590.280.180.44
19580.280.180.44
19570.280.180.43
19560.280.180.43
19550.280.180.43
19540.290.190.43
19530.350.290.43
19520.420.460.43
19510.420.460.43
19500.420.440.42
19490.410.330.42
19480.410.330.42
19470.410.320.42
19460.410.320.42
19450.410.330.38
19440.410.320.35
19430.410.320.35
19420.410.310.35
19410.410.150.35
19400.410.10.36
19390.410.10.38
19380.410.10.39
19370.410.10.39
19360.410.10.39
19350.410.10.4
19340.410.10.4
19330.410.110.4
19320.410.120.41
19310.410.120.41
19300.410.120.41
19290.410.110.41
19280.410.110.41
19270.410.110.41
19260.410.120.41
19250.410.110.41
19240.390.170.42
19230.390.170.41
19220.390.170.42
19210.390.180.42
19200.390.210.42
19190.390.210.41
19180.390.210.4
19170.40.210.39
19160.40.210.39
19150.40.210.4
19140.40.210.4
19130.40.210.41
19120.410.210.41
19110.410.210.41
19100.410.210.41
19090.410.20.41
19080.410.190.41
19070.410.190.41
19060.410.180.41
19050.410.130.41
19040.410.120.41
19030.410.120.41
19020.410.120.41
19010.410.120.41
19000.40.120.41
18990.40.120.47
18980.40.120.47
18970.40.120.46
18960.40.120.47
18950.40.120.46
18940.40.150.46
18930.40.150.46
18920.40.140.45
18910.40.120.45
18900.40.120.45
18890.40.120.45
18880.40.120.45
18870.40.120.45
18860.40.120.44
18850.40.120.44
18840.40.120.44
18830.40.120.44
18820.40.120.44
18810.410.120.44
18800.420.120.44
18790.420.120.45
18780.40.120.45
18770.380.120.44
18760.370.120.45
18750.370.120.45
18740.370.120.45
18730.370.120.45
18720.370.120.44
18710.370.120.45
18700.370.120.44
18690.360.120.44
18680.360.120.43
18670.360.120.44
18660.360.120.43
18650.360.120.43
18640.360.120.42
18630.360.120.43
18620.360.120.43
18610.360.120.42
18600.360.120.41
18590.360.150.4
18580.360.150.4
18570.360.150.4
18560.360.150.4
18550.360.150.4
18540.360.150.4
18530.360.150.4
18520.360.150.39
18510.360.150.39
18500.340.150.39
18490.350.150.41
18480.330.150.4
18470.330.150.38
18460.330.150.38
18450.330.150.37
18440.330.150.37
18430.330.150.37
18420.330.150.37
18410.320.150.37
18400.320.150.36
18390.310.140.36
18380.310.140.36
18370.310.140.36
18360.31–0.36
18350.31–0.36
18340.31–0.35
18330.31–0.35
18320.31–0.35
18310.31–0.35
18300.31–0.35
18290.31–0.35
18280.31–0.35
18270.31–0.35
18260.31–0.35
18250.31–0.35
18240.31–0.34
18230.31–0.35
18220.31–0.34
18210.31–0.34
18200.31–0.33
18190.31–0.32
18180.31–0.31
18170.31–0.31
18160.31–0.32
18150.31–0.32
18140.31–0.3
18130.31–0.29
18120.31–0.28
18110.31–0.28
18100.31–0.29
18090.31–0.29
18080.31–0.28
18070.31–0.28
18060.31–0.27
18050.31–0.27
18040.31–0.27
18030.31–0.27
18020.31–0.27
18010.31–0.27
18000.31–0.27
17990.31–0.28
17980.31–0.27
17970.31–0.27
17960.31–0.27
17950.31–0.27
17940.31–0.27
17930.31–0.27
17920.31–0.27
17910.31–0.27
17900.31–0.27
17890.31–0.27

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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