Key features of electoral democracy in Lebanon
Lebanon: Key features of electoral democracy was 0.419 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.419
Change on year
up 20.7%
World rank
98th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.486
in 2013
All-time low
0.12
in 1919
Years of data
107
1919–2025
Key features of electoral democracy in Lebanon, 1919–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.419 for key features of electoral democracy in 2025.
The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of electoral democracy in Lebanon peaked at 0.486 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 1919.
Lebanon ranks 98th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 107 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1582 | 0.127 | 0.188 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2044 | 0.178 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2847 | 0.219 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.35 | 0.305 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3878 | 0.373 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3654 | 0.348 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3422 | 0.304 | 0.348 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3203 | 0.312 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3929 | 0.323 | 0.467 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4692 | 0.429 | 0.486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4002 | 0.347 | 0.436 | 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)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.689 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.267 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.419 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.715 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.744 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.222 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of electoral democracy in Lebanon?
- Key features of electoral democracy in Lebanon was 0.419 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.486 in 2013.
- What is the lowest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 1919.
- How does Lebanon rank for key features of electoral democracy?
- Lebanon ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of electoral democracy rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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