Lebanon vs Netherlands: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Lebanon
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Lebanon rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Lebanon
- Netherlands
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Lebanon or Netherlands?
- Lebanon, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Lebanon and Netherlands?
- 0, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Netherlands?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Netherlands rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Lebanon ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).