Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Lebanon
Lebanon: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.583 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.583
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
107th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.634
in 1943
All-time low
0.511
in 1976
Years of data
108
1918–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Lebanon, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Lebanon stood at 0.583.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Lebanon peaked at 0.634 in 1943 and was at its lowest, 0.511, in 1976.
Lebanon ranks 107th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.627 | — |
| 1919 | 0.605 | -3.5% |
| 1920 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.618 | +2.1% |
| 1928 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.606 | -1.9% |
| 1941 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.634 | +4.6% |
| 1944 | 0.634 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.634 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.634 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.616 | -2.8% |
| 1948 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.624 | +1.3% |
| 1950 | 0.624 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.624 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.624 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.624 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.624 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.624 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.624 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.624 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.624 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.632 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.578 | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.511 | -11.6% |
| 1977 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.54 | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.543 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.568 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.576 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.58 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.611 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.613 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.612 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.612 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.611 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.581 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.613 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.632 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.626 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.612 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.604 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.584 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.563 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.548 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.577 | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 0.583 | +1.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.583 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.588, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.583 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.452, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.616 | 0.605 | 0.627 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.6089 | 0.605 | 0.618 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.618 | 0.618 | 0.618 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.621 | 0.606 | 0.634 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6248 | 0.624 | 0.632 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.632 | 0.632 | 0.632 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5782 | 0.511 | 0.632 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.511 | 0.511 | 0.511 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5627 | 0.54 | 0.611 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6125 | 0.581 | 0.632 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5765 | 0.548 | 0.604 | 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index in Lebanon?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Lebanon was 0.583 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.634 in 1943.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.511 in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Lebanon ranks 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.