Common Good Justifications Score in Lebanon
Lebanon: Common Good Justifications Score was -0.273 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-0.273
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
136th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.202
in 2016
All-time low
-1.29
in 1943
Years of data
108
1918–2025
Common Good Justifications Score in Lebanon, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, common good justifications score in Lebanon stood at -0.273.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Lebanon peaked at 0.202 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.29, in 1943.
That places Lebanon 136th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Common Good Justifications Score in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | -0.979 | — |
| 1919 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -0.979 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -1.29 | +31.5% |
| 1944 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -1.2 | -6.7% |
| 1959 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.874 | -27.2% |
| 1968 | -0.874 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.874 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.874 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.874 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -0.874 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.874 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -0.874 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -0.874 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -1.13 | +29.2% |
| 1977 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -0.723 | -36.0% |
| 1991 | -0.723 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -0.375 | -48.1% |
| 1993 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.476 | +26.9% |
| 2006 | -0.532 | +11.8% |
| 2007 | -0.532 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.532 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.503 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | -0.472 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | -0.472 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.489 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | -0.489 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.406 | -17.0% |
| 2015 | -0.406 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.202 | -149.8% |
| 2017 | 0.132 | -34.7% |
| 2018 | 0.136 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | -0.028 | -120.6% |
| 2020 | -0.206 | +635.7% |
| 2021 | -0.285 | +38.3% |
| 2022 | -0.423 | +48.4% |
| 2023 | -0.548 | +29.6% |
| 2024 | -0.283 | -48.4% |
| 2025 | -0.273 | -3.5% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's -0.273 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.34. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's -0.273 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.469. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.979 | -0.979 | -0.979 | 2 |
| 1920s | -0.979 | -0.979 | -0.979 | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.979 | -0.979 | -0.979 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.19 | -1.29 | -0.979 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.27 | -1.29 | -1.2 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.1 | -1.2 | -0.874 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.976 | -1.13 | -0.874 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.13 | -1.13 | -1.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4446 | -0.723 | -0.375 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.445 | -0.532 | -0.375 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2292 | -0.489 | 0.202 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3363 | -0.548 | -0.206 | 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 common good justifications score in Lebanon?
- Common good justifications score in Lebanon was -0.273 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.202 in 2016.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.29 in 1943.
- How does Lebanon rank for common good justifications score?
- Lebanon ranks 136th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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 Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.