Electoral Democracy Index in Lebanon
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.
Electoral Democracy Index in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.12 | — |
| 1920 | 0.127 | +5.8% |
| 1921 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.129 | +1.6% |
| 1923 | 0.16 | +24.0% |
| 1924 | 0.159 | -0.6% |
| 1925 | 0.158 | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 0.174 | +10.1% |
| 1927 | 0.188 | +8.0% |
| 1928 | 0.18 | -4.3% |
| 1929 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.178 | -1.1% |
| 1933 | 0.18 | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 0.221 | +22.8% |
| 1935 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.219 | -0.9% |
| 1941 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.222 | +1.4% |
| 1943 | 0.266 | +19.8% |
| 1944 | 0.322 | +21.1% |
| 1945 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.319 | -0.9% |
| 1948 | 0.318 | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.309 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.305 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.371 | +21.6% |
| 1954 | 0.383 | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 0.385 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.36 | -6.5% |
| 1958 | 0.342 | -5.0% |
| 1959 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.373 | +9.1% |
| 1961 | 0.395 | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 0.394 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.389 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.387 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.387 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.387 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.386 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.395 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.376 | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.369 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.369 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.358 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.348 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.334 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.304 | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.342 | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.336 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.317 | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.312 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.323 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.354 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.351 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.355 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.402 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.441 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.442 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.443 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.467 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.466 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.479 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.477 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.486 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.48 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.479 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.47 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.44 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.429 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.436 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.433 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.405 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.361 | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 0.347 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.419 | +20.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.419 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3475, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.419 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.187, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
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 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
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.