What is key features of liberal democracy in Lebanon?

Key features of liberal democracy in Lebanon was 0.267 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of liberal democracy in Lebanon

Name: Key features of liberal democracy in Lebanon
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Key features of liberal democracy in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Key features of liberal democracy in Lebanon, 1919 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1919	0.091	—
1920	0.092	+1.1%
1921	0.092	+0.0%
1922	0.134	+45.7%
1923	0.141	+5.2%
1924	0.141	+0.0%
1925	0.141	+0.0%
1926	0.145	+2.8%
1927	0.151	+4.1%
1928	0.149	-1.3%
1929	0.149	+0.0%
1930	0.149	+0.0%
1931	0.149	+0.0%
1932	0.148	-0.7%
1933	0.148	+0.0%
1934	0.16	+8.1%
1935	0.16	+0.0%
1936	0.16	+0.0%
1937	0.16	+0.0%
1938	0.16	+0.0%
1939	0.16	+0.0%
1940	0.159	-0.6%
1941	0.159	+0.0%
1942	0.159	+0.0%
1943	0.171	+7.5%
1944	0.196	+14.6%
1945	0.196	+0.0%
1946	0.196	+0.0%
1947	0.194	-1.0%
1948	0.193	-0.5%
1949	0.194	+0.5%
1950	0.194	+0.0%
1951	0.191	-1.5%
1952	0.19	-0.5%
1953	0.217	+14.2%
1954	0.221	+1.8%
1955	0.221	+0.0%
1956	0.221	+0.0%
1957	0.211	-4.5%
1958	0.203	-3.8%
1959	0.209	+3.0%
1960	0.223	+6.7%
1961	0.233	+4.5%
1962	0.232	-0.4%
1963	0.232	+0.0%
1964	0.23	-0.9%
1965	0.23	+0.0%
1966	0.23	+0.0%
1967	0.23	+0.0%
1968	0.229	-0.4%
1969	0.229	+0.0%
1970	0.226	-1.3%
1971	0.226	+0.0%
1972	0.219	-3.1%
1973	0.216	-1.4%
1974	0.216	+0.0%
1975	0.205	-5.1%
1976	0.195	-4.9%
1977	0.195	+0.0%
1978	0.195	+0.0%
1979	0.195	+0.0%
1980	0.195	+0.0%
1981	0.195	+0.0%
1982	0.19	-2.6%
1983	0.19	+0.0%
1984	0.19	+0.0%
1985	0.19	+0.0%
1986	0.19	+0.0%
1987	0.19	+0.0%
1988	0.185	-2.6%
1989	0.174	-5.9%
1990	0.195	+12.1%
1991	0.193	-1.0%
1992	0.193	+0.0%
1993	0.19	-1.6%
1994	0.188	-1.1%
1995	0.188	+0.0%
1996	0.188	+0.0%
1997	0.188	+0.0%
1998	0.188	+0.0%
1999	0.188	+0.0%
2000	0.194	+3.2%
2001	0.207	+6.7%
2002	0.206	-0.5%
2003	0.206	+0.0%
2004	0.207	+0.5%
2005	0.232	+12.1%
2006	0.255	+9.9%
2007	0.258	+1.2%
2008	0.259	+0.4%
2009	0.273	+5.4%
2010	0.271	-0.7%
2011	0.277	+2.2%
2012	0.282	+1.8%
2013	0.301	+6.7%
2014	0.302	+0.3%
2015	0.295	-2.3%
2016	0.296	+0.3%
2017	0.294	-0.7%
2018	0.282	-4.1%
2019	0.276	-2.1%
2020	0.274	-0.7%
2021	0.262	-4.4%
2022	0.25	-4.6%
2023	0.234	-6.4%
2024	0.226	-3.4%
2025	0.267	+18.1%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

Lebanon's 0.267 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.203, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Lebanon's 0.267 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.118, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Key features of liberal democracy in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1922	+45.7%	0.092	0.134

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

98 Philippines 0.291 compare
99 Georgia 0.275 compare
100 Jordan 0.274 compare
102 Tunisia 0.265 compare
103 India 0.26 compare
104 Morocco 0.251 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)

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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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.