Civil Liberties Score in Lebanon
Lebanon: Civil Liberties Score was 26 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Liberties Score in Lebanon, 2003–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 26 for civil liberties score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score in Lebanon peaked at 35 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2003.
Lebanon ranks 127th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Civil Liberties Score in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24 | — |
| 2004 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 34 | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 26 | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 26 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.5, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 26 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.86 | 24 | 35 | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.6 | 30 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.17 | 26 | 30 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties score in Lebanon?
- Civil liberties score in Lebanon was 26 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 2009.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2003.
- How does Lebanon rank for civil liberties score?
- Lebanon ranks 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Liberties Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the fine-grained extent of freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more liberties.