Self-reported life satisfaction in Lebanon
Lebanon: Self-reported life satisfaction was 3.72 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-reported life satisfaction in Lebanon, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, self-reported life satisfaction in Lebanon stood at 3.72.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Lebanon peaked at 5.22 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.39, in 2022.
Lebanon ranks 146th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.04 | 4.77 | 5.22 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.26 | 2.39 | 4.58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More social development data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.715 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.689 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.267 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.222 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.689 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction in Lebanon?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Lebanon was 3.72 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 in 2016.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Lebanon ranks 146th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.