Egalitarian Democracy Index in Lebanon
Lebanon: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.254 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.254
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
99th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.305
in 2016
All-time low
0.121
in 1919
Years of data
107
1919–2025
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Lebanon, 1919–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.254 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.
The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Lebanon peaked at 0.305 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.121, in 1919.
That places Lebanon 99th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 107 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.121 | — |
| 1920 | 0.122 | +0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.123 | +0.8% |
| 1922 | 0.122 | -0.8% |
| 1923 | 0.129 | +5.7% |
| 1924 | 0.13 | +0.8% |
| 1925 | 0.129 | -0.8% |
| 1926 | 0.132 | +2.3% |
| 1927 | 0.137 | +3.8% |
| 1928 | 0.135 | -1.5% |
| 1929 | 0.134 | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.135 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 0.146 | +8.1% |
| 1935 | 0.147 | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.145 | -1.4% |
| 1937 | 0.146 | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.145 | -0.7% |
| 1941 | 0.146 | +0.7% |
| 1942 | 0.147 | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 0.162 | +10.2% |
| 1944 | 0.196 | +21.0% |
| 1945 | 0.197 | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 0.196 | -0.5% |
| 1947 | 0.195 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.196 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.192 | -2.0% |
| 1952 | 0.19 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.217 | +14.2% |
| 1954 | 0.223 | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.222 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.214 | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 0.204 | -4.7% |
| 1959 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.22 | +7.8% |
| 1961 | 0.23 | +4.5% |
| 1962 | 0.228 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.227 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.225 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.224 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.225 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.224 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.225 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.224 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.226 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.226 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.22 | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.215 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.209 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.217 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.229 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.228 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.229 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.227 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.228 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.229 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.223 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.21 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.23 | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.228 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.22 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.217 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.217 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.218 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.217 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.216 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.222 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.237 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.236 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.234 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.237 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.257 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.284 | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.28 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.281 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.295 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.294 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.301 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.294 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.304 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.302 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.301 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.305 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.256 | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 0.242 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.238 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.223 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.26 | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.253 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.224 | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.216 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 0.254 | +17.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.254 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2285, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.254 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.152, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.121 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1293 | 0.122 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1413 | 0.134 | 0.147 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1775 | 0.145 | 0.197 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2085 | 0.19 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2252 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2214 | 0.209 | 0.229 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2258 | 0.21 | 0.229 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2207 | 0.216 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2563 | 0.222 | 0.295 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2837 | 0.238 | 0.305 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2383 | 0.216 | 0.26 | 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 egalitarian democracy index in Lebanon?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Lebanon was 0.254 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.305 in 2016.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.121 in 1919.
- How does Lebanon rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Lebanon ranks 99th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.