Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Lebanon stood at 0.0005 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Lebanon 32nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 29 Palestine 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Samoa 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Qatar 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Eswatini 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Gambia 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0004 units per square kilometre 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 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 political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Lebanon rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 32nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.