What is electoral democracy index in Lebanon?

Electoral democracy index in Lebanon was 0.419 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Lebanon?

The highest recorded value was 0.486 in 2013.

What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Lebanon?

The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 1919.

How does Lebanon rank for electoral democracy index?

Lebanon ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Lebanon?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Electoral Democracy Index in Lebanon

Name: Electoral Democracy Index in Lebanon
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lebanon: Electoral Democracy Index was 0.419 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.419

Change on year

up 20.7%

World rank

98th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.486

in 2013

All-time low

0.12

in 1919

Years of data

107

1919–2025

Electoral Democracy Index in Lebanon, 1919–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 0.419 for electoral democracy index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electoral democracy index in Lebanon peaked at 0.486 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 1919.

Lebanon ranks 98th of 176 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.12	0.12	0.12	1
1920s	0.1582	0.127	0.188	10
1930s	0.2044	0.178	0.221	10
1940s	0.2847	0.219	0.322	10
1950s	0.35	0.305	0.385	10
1960s	0.3878	0.373	0.395	10
1970s	0.3654	0.348	0.395	10
1980s	0.3422	0.304	0.348	10
1990s	0.3203	0.312	0.342	10
2000s	0.3929	0.323	0.467	10
2010s	0.4692	0.429	0.486	10
2020s	0.4002	0.347	0.436	6

Countries ranked near Lebanon

95 Singapore 0.434 compare
96 Thailand 0.424 compare
97 Hungary 0.421 compare
99 Georgia 0.401 compare
100 Tunisia 0.395 compare
101 Cote d'Ivoire 0.394 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Lebanon

Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 535,168 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 9,568 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Varieties of democracy 0.419 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.267 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.689 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.222 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.689 (2025)
Key features of electoral democracy 0.419 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is electoral democracy index in Lebanon?: Electoral democracy index in Lebanon was 0.419 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Lebanon?: The highest recorded value was 0.486 in 2013.
What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Lebanon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 1919.
How does Lebanon rank for electoral democracy index?: Lebanon ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Lebanon?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.