Freedom of Association Index in Lebanon
Lebanon: Freedom of Association Index was 0.715 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.715
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
92nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.779
in 2011
All-time low
0.423
in 1918
Years of data
108
1918–2025
Freedom of Association Index in Lebanon, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association index in Lebanon stood at 0.715.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Lebanon peaked at 0.779 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.423, in 1918.
Lebanon ranks 92nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Index in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.423 | — |
| 1919 | 0.443 | +4.7% |
| 1920 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.447 | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.443 | -0.9% |
| 1925 | 0.444 | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.452 | +1.8% |
| 1927 | 0.452 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.452 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.452 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.452 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.452 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.434 | -4.0% |
| 1933 | 0.446 | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.435 | -2.5% |
| 1941 | 0.435 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.435 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.559 | +28.5% |
| 1944 | 0.643 | +15.0% |
| 1945 | 0.643 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.643 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.64 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.639 | -0.2% |
| 1949 | 0.639 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.639 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.644 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.646 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.647 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.64 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.645 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.644 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.644 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.644 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.659 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.65 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.63 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.632 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.638 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.639 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.672 | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.672 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.668 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.669 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.664 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.661 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.623 | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.622 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.606 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.588 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.585 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.585 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.586 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.587 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.596 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.614 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.606 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.627 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.643 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.737 | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.751 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.753 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.762 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.752 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.779 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.764 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.754 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.77 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.742 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.711 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.727 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.741 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.728 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.741 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 0.715 | +2.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.715 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.567, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.715 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.29, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom of Association 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | +28.5% | 0.435 | 0.559 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.433 | 0.423 | 0.443 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.4475 | 0.443 | 0.452 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.446 | 0.434 | 0.452 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5711 | 0.435 | 0.643 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6438 | 0.639 | 0.647 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6374 | 0.63 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6658 | 0.661 | 0.672 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.661 | 0.661 | 0.661 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5956 | 0.585 | 0.623 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6695 | 0.596 | 0.762 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7557 | 0.711 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7253 | 0.7 | 0.741 | 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 freedom of association index in Lebanon?
- Freedom of association index in Lebanon was 0.715 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.779 in 2011.
- What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.423 in 1918.
- How does Lebanon rank for freedom of association index?
- Lebanon ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.