Lebanon vs Maldives: Democracy
Lebanon
6
in 2025
Maldives
6
in 2025
Lebanon rank
78th
Maldives rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Lebanon
- Maldives
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 6 against 6 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Maldives ahead.
Lebanon ranks 78th and Maldives ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 9 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 5.6 | 0 | 5.6 | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 6 | 0.5 | 5.5 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 3.6 | 1 | 2.6 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 1 | 1.4 | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 6 | 2.3 | 3.7 | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 6 | 4.7 | 1.3 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Lebanon or Maldives?
- Lebanon, at 6 against 6 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Lebanon and Maldives?
- 0, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Maldives?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Maldives rank globally for democracy?
- Lebanon ranks 78th and Maldives ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).