Key features of human rights in Lebanon
Lebanon: Key features of human rights 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
Key features of human rights in Lebanon, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of human rights in Lebanon is 0.689, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights 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.
Key features of human rights in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.637 | — |
| 1919 | 0.636 | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.638 | +0.3% |
| 1923 | 0.638 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.637 | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.639 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.637 | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.645 | +1.3% |
| 1928 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.646 | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.648 | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 0.648 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.648 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.648 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.648 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.648 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.648 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.634 | -2.2% |
| 1941 | 0.634 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.636 | +0.3% |
| 1943 | 0.677 | +6.4% |
| 1944 | 0.691 | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.698 | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.695 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.698 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.694 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.69 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.692 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.696 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.695 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.615 | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.562 | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.58 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.571 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.576 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.576 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.578 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.572 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.577 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.573 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.58 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.645 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.685 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.693 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.695 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.727 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.716 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.726 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.724 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.721 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.725 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.697 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.717 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.703 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.692 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.687 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.708 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.672 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.648 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.671 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.671 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.689 | +2.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.689 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.689 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.404, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
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 key features of human rights in Lebanon?
- Key features of human rights in Lebanon was 0.689 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.727 in 2009.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.562 in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for key features of human rights?
- Lebanon ranks 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.