Key features of liberal democracy in Lebanon
Lebanon: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.267 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.267
Change on year
up 18.1%
World rank
101st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.302
in 2014
All-time low
0.091
in 1919
Years of data
107
1919–2025
Key features of liberal democracy in Lebanon, 1919–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of liberal democracy in Lebanon is 0.267, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Lebanon peaked at 0.302 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.091, in 1919.
Lebanon ranks 101st 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 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1335 | 0.092 | 0.151 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1554 | 0.148 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1817 | 0.159 | 0.196 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2078 | 0.19 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2298 | 0.223 | 0.233 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2088 | 0.195 | 0.226 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1889 | 0.174 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1899 | 0.188 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2297 | 0.194 | 0.273 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2876 | 0.271 | 0.302 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2522 | 0.226 | 0.274 | 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 liberal democracy in Lebanon?
- Key features of liberal democracy in Lebanon was 0.267 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.302 in 2014.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.091 in 1919.
- How does Lebanon rank for key features of liberal democracy?
- Lebanon ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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