Deliberative Democracy Index in Lebanon
Lebanon: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.35 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Deliberative Democracy Index in Lebanon, 1919–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deliberative democracy index in Lebanon is 0.35, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 29.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in Lebanon peaked at 0.384 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.051, in 1919.
Lebanon ranks 85th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 107 years of available data.
Deliberative Democracy Index in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.051 | — |
| 1920 | 0.095 | +86.3% |
| 1921 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.102 | +7.4% |
| 1924 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.105 | +2.9% |
| 1927 | 0.12 | +14.3% |
| 1928 | 0.145 | +20.8% |
| 1929 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.144 | -0.7% |
| 1933 | 0.145 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 0.157 | +8.3% |
| 1935 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.156 | -0.6% |
| 1941 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.17 | +9.0% |
| 1944 | 0.207 | +21.8% |
| 1945 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.217 | +4.8% |
| 1947 | 0.216 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.215 | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.211 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.21 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.239 | +13.8% |
| 1954 | 0.245 | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.233 | -4.9% |
| 1958 | 0.229 | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.248 | +8.3% |
| 1960 | 0.263 | +6.0% |
| 1961 | 0.274 | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.272 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.271 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.272 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.27 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.262 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.259 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.259 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.222 | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.21 | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.204 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.191 | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.217 | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.219 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.232 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.223 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.221 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.233 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.247 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.246 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.25 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.318 | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 0.346 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.34 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.312 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.368 | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.374 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.371 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.368 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.366 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.365 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.378 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.384 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.321 | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.29 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.306 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.303 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.315 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.294 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.27 | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.35 | +29.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.35 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2395, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.35 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.166, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Democracy Index in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +86.3% | 0.051 | 0.095 |
| 2025 | +29.6% | 0.27 | 0.35 |
| 2005 | +27.2% | 0.25 | 0.318 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.051 | 0.051 | 0.051 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1106 | 0.095 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1521 | 0.144 | 0.157 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1915 | 0.156 | 0.217 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.232 | 0.21 | 0.248 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2708 | 0.263 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2382 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2075 | 0.191 | 0.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2217 | 0.217 | 0.232 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2906 | 0.233 | 0.368 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3523 | 0.29 | 0.384 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3003 | 0.27 | 0.35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More social development data for Lebanon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 535,168 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,568 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,568 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0915 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deliberative democracy index in Lebanon?
- Deliberative democracy index in Lebanon was 0.35 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.384 in 2016.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.051 in 1919.
- How does Lebanon rank for deliberative democracy index?
- Lebanon ranks 85th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.