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.

Liberal Democracy Index in Lebanon

Name: Liberal Democracy Index in Lebanon
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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.

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

Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
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)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.689 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.222 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.689 (2025)
Key features of electoral democracy 0.419 (2025)

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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

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
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: 07 August 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.