Political rights score fh in Lebanon
Lebanon: Political rights score fh was 15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
128th
of 197 countries
All-time high
17
in 2006
All-time low
6
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Lebanon, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Lebanon is 15, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Lebanon peaked at 17 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2002.
Lebanon ranks 128th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6 | — |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 16 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 11 | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.75 | 6 | 17 | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.7 | 11 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5 | 13 | 15 | 6 |
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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 rights score fh in Lebanon?
- Political rights score fh in Lebanon was 15 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2006.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2002.
- How does Lebanon rank for political rights score fh?
- Lebanon ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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