Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Lebanon
Lebanon: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Lebanon, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democratic electoral institutions score in Lebanon stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Lebanon peaked at 6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2014.
That places Lebanon 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +50.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 6 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 | 4 | 6 | 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 democratic electoral institutions score in Lebanon?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Lebanon was 6 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2014.
- How does Lebanon rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Lebanon ranks 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.