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

-1.5-1-0.50191819712025

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 133 Madagascar -0.097 compare
  2. 134 Thailand -0.102 compare
  3. 135 Laos -0.217 compare
  4. 137 Indonesia -0.294 compare
  5. 138 Fiji -0.315 compare
  6. 139 Zimbabwe -0.355 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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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

Indicator
Common Good Justifications Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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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.