Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Lebanon
Lebanon: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.83 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Lebanon, 1918–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Lebanon is 0.83, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Lebanon peaked at 0.842 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.52, in 1959.
Lebanon ranks 25th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.61 | — |
| 1919 | 0.61 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.61 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.61 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.603 | -1.1% |
| 1923 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.615 | +2.0% |
| 1941 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.618 | +0.5% |
| 1944 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.578 | -6.5% |
| 1954 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.52 | -10.0% |
| 1960 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.635 | +22.1% |
| 1971 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.655 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.761 | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.645 | -15.2% |
| 1977 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.672 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.789 | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.795 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.737 | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.732 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.756 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.747 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.76 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.761 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.763 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.776 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.765 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.842 | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 0.83 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.6044 | 0.603 | 0.61 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.603 | 0.603 | 0.603 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6171 | 0.615 | 0.618 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5842 | 0.52 | 0.618 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6576 | 0.635 | 0.761 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7485 | 0.645 | 0.789 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.795 | 0.795 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.766 | 0.737 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7426 | 0.732 | 0.761 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.792 | 0.763 | 0.842 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 22 Congo 0.841 compare
- 22 Philippines 0.841 compare
- 24 Nigeria 0.834 compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 0.828 compare
- 27 Mauritania 0.825 compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 0.823 compare
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 fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Lebanon?
- Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Lebanon was 0.83 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.842 in 2024.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 in 1959.
- How does Lebanon rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
- Lebanon ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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