Varieties of democracy in Lebanon
Lebanon: Varieties of democracy was 0.419 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.419
Change on year
up 20.7%
World rank
98th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.486
in 2013
All-time low
0.12
in 1919
Years of data
107
1919–2025
Varieties of democracy in Lebanon, 1919–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.419 for varieties of democracy in 2025.
The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in Lebanon peaked at 0.486 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 1919.
Lebanon ranks 98th 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.
Varieties of democracy in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.12 | — |
| 1920 | 0.127 | +5.8% |
| 1921 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.129 | +1.6% |
| 1923 | 0.16 | +24.0% |
| 1924 | 0.159 | -0.6% |
| 1925 | 0.158 | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 0.174 | +10.1% |
| 1927 | 0.188 | +8.0% |
| 1928 | 0.18 | -4.3% |
| 1929 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.178 | -1.1% |
| 1933 | 0.18 | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 0.221 | +22.8% |
| 1935 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.219 | -0.9% |
| 1941 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.222 | +1.4% |
| 1943 | 0.266 | +19.8% |
| 1944 | 0.322 | +21.1% |
| 1945 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.319 | -0.9% |
| 1948 | 0.318 | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.309 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.305 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.371 | +21.6% |
| 1954 | 0.383 | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 0.385 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.36 | -6.5% |
| 1958 | 0.342 | -5.0% |
| 1959 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.373 | +9.1% |
| 1961 | 0.395 | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 0.394 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.389 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.387 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.387 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.387 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.386 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.395 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.376 | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.369 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.369 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.358 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.348 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.334 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.304 | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.342 | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.336 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.317 | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.312 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.323 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.354 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.351 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.355 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.402 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.441 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.442 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.443 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.467 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.466 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.479 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.477 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.486 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.48 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.479 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.47 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.44 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.429 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.436 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.433 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.405 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.361 | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 0.347 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.419 | +20.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.419 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3475, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.419 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.187, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1582 | 0.127 | 0.188 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2044 | 0.178 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2847 | 0.219 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.35 | 0.305 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3878 | 0.373 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3654 | 0.348 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3422 | 0.304 | 0.348 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3203 | 0.312 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3929 | 0.323 | 0.467 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4692 | 0.429 | 0.486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4002 | 0.347 | 0.436 | 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 varieties of democracy in Lebanon?
- Varieties of democracy in Lebanon was 0.419 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.486 in 2013.
- What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 1919.
- How does Lebanon rank for varieties of democracy?
- Lebanon ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.