Ecuador vs Lebanon: Political civil liberties index
Ecuador
0.694
in 2025
Lebanon
0.729
in 2025
Ecuador rank
96th
Lebanon rank
93rd
Political civil liberties index over time
- Ecuador
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 0.729 against 0.694 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.035.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 96th and Lebanon ranks 93rd of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Lebanon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.518 | 0.51 | 0.008 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.5349 | 0.5185 | 0.0164 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.5025 | 0.5199 | 0.0174 | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 0.4995 | 0.5867 | 0.0872 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 0.6266 | 0.6271 | 0.0005 | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 0.4589 | 0.6118 | 0.1529 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 0.4435 | 0.6029 | 0.1594 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 0.8487 | 0.579 | 0.2697 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.8736 | 0.5386 | 0.335 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.8465 | 0.6308 | 0.2157 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.7149 | 0.7329 | 0.018 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 0.795 | 0.7165 | 0.0785 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Ecuador or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 0.729 against 0.694 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Ecuador and Lebanon?
- 0.035, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lebanon?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Lebanon rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Ecuador ranks 96th and Lebanon ranks 93rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.