Equal Rights Protection Index in Lebanon
Lebanon: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.717 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.717
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
66th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.761
in 2021
All-time low
0.405
in 2017
Years of data
108
1918–2025
Equal Rights Protection Index in Lebanon, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Lebanon is 0.717, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Lebanon peaked at 0.761 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.405, in 2017.
That places Lebanon 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Equal Rights Protection Index in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.569 | — |
| 1919 | 0.609 | +7.0% |
| 1920 | 0.603 | -1.0% |
| 1921 | 0.604 | +0.2% |
| 1922 | 0.597 | -1.2% |
| 1923 | 0.604 | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.606 | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.586 | -3.3% |
| 1926 | 0.601 | +2.6% |
| 1927 | 0.603 | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.593 | -1.7% |
| 1932 | 0.608 | +2.5% |
| 1933 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.603 | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 0.607 | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.594 | -2.1% |
| 1937 | 0.587 | -1.2% |
| 1938 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.604 | +2.9% |
| 1941 | 0.592 | -2.0% |
| 1942 | 0.6 | +1.4% |
| 1943 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.719 | +19.8% |
| 1945 | 0.722 | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 0.716 | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.723 | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.723 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.722 | -0.1% |
| 1951 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.717 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.727 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.711 | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 0.714 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.714 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.725 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.718 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.715 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.714 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.714 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.724 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.715 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.722 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.717 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.715 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.715 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.715 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.705 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.705 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.706 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.734 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.741 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.738 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.735 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.744 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.738 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.732 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.738 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.74 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.735 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.734 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.737 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.734 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.736 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.735 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.731 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.733 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.734 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.736 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.736 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.736 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.731 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.735 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.729 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.72 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.721 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.747 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.714 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.717 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.704 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.76 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.745 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.405 | -45.6% |
| 2018 | 0.424 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.415 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.416 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.761 | +82.9% |
| 2022 | 0.758 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.753 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.697 | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 0.717 | +2.9% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.717 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.534, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.717 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.543, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Equal Rights Protection 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +82.9% | 0.416 | 0.761 |
| 2017 | -45.6% | 0.745 | 0.405 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.589 | 0.569 | 0.609 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.601 | 0.586 | 0.606 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5977 | 0.587 | 0.608 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6715 | 0.592 | 0.723 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7193 | 0.711 | 0.727 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7182 | 0.714 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7209 | 0.705 | 0.741 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7369 | 0.732 | 0.744 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7343 | 0.731 | 0.737 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.732 | 0.72 | 0.747 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6292 | 0.405 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6837 | 0.416 | 0.761 | 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 equal rights protection index in Lebanon?
- Equal rights protection index in Lebanon was 0.717 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.761 in 2021.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.405 in 2017.
- How does Lebanon rank for equal rights protection index?
- Lebanon ranks 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.