What is human rights index in Lebanon?

Human rights index in Lebanon was 0.689 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Lebanon?

The highest recorded value was 0.727 in 2009.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Lebanon?

The lowest recorded value was 0.562 in 1976.

How does Lebanon rank for human rights index?

Lebanon ranks 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Lebanon?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Lebanon data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Lebanon

Name: Human Rights Index in Lebanon
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lebanon: Human Rights Index was 0.689 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

0.689

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

99th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.727

in 2009

All-time low

0.562

in 1976

Years of data

108

1918–2025

Human Rights Index in Lebanon, 1918–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Lebanon is 0.689, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Lebanon peaked at 0.727 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.562, in 1976.

That places Lebanon 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.6365	0.636	0.637	2
1920s	0.6396	0.636	0.645	10
1930s	0.6472	0.645	0.648	10
1940s	0.6734	0.634	0.698	10
1950s	0.6973	0.694	0.698	10
1960s	0.692	0.69	0.694	10
1970s	0.634	0.562	0.696	10
1980s	0.562	0.562	0.562	10
1990s	0.5771	0.571	0.58	10
2000s	0.632	0.572	0.727	10
2010s	0.7108	0.687	0.726	10
2020s	0.6765	0.648	0.708	6

Countries ranked near Lebanon

96 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7 compare
96 Georgia 0.7 compare
98 Ecuador 0.692 compare
100 Tunisia 0.685 compare
101 Nigeria 0.674 compare
102 Tanzania 0.673 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Lebanon

Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
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)
Key features of democracy 0.419 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.744 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.715 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.419 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.222 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.267 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Lebanon?: Human rights index in Lebanon was 0.689 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Lebanon?: The highest recorded value was 0.727 in 2009.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Lebanon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.562 in 1976.
How does Lebanon rank for human rights index?: Lebanon ranks 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Lebanon?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.