Liberal Democracy Index in Lebanon
Lebanon: Liberal Democracy Index 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
Liberal Democracy Index in Lebanon, 1919–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.267 for liberal democracy index in 2025.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal democracy index 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.
Liberal Democracy Index in Lebanon, year by year
| 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 Liberal Democracy Index 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
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 liberal democracy index in Lebanon?
- Liberal democracy index in Lebanon was 0.267 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.302 in 2014.
- What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.091 in 1919.
- How does Lebanon rank for liberal democracy index?
- Lebanon ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liberal democracy index 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.