Freedom Score in Lebanon
Lebanon: Freedom Score was 41 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Lebanon, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 41 for freedom score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Lebanon peaked at 52 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2002.
That places Lebanon 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Freedom Score in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 46 | +39.4% |
| 2006 | 51 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 44 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 41 | +5.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 41 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 41 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.5, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom Score 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +39.4% | 33 | 46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.75 | 30 | 52 | 8 |
| 2010s | 46.3 | 43 | 52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.67 | 39 | 43 | 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 score in Lebanon?
- Freedom score in Lebanon was 41 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 52 in 2009.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2002.
- How does Lebanon rank for freedom score?
- Lebanon ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House’s freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.