Legislative Checks on Government Index in Lebanon
Lebanon: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.543 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.543
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
96th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.555
in 2019
All-time low
0.455
in 1922
Years of data
104
1922–2025
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Lebanon, 1922–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.543 for legislative checks on government index in 2025.
The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Lebanon peaked at 0.555 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.455, in 1922.
That places Lebanon 96th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 104 years of available data.
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0.455 | — |
| 1923 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.507 | +11.4% |
| 1944 | 0.536 | +5.7% |
| 1945 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.51 | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.508 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.515 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.521 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.528 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.532 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.541 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.525 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.545 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.555 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.545 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.49 | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.508 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.463 | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 0.543 | +17.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.543 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.424, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.543 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.37, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.455 | 0.455 | 0.455 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.455 | 0.455 | 0.455 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5088 | 0.455 | 0.536 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.536 | 0.536 | 0.536 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.536 | 0.536 | 0.536 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5256 | 0.51 | 0.536 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.508 | 0.508 | 0.508 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.516 | 0.508 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5358 | 0.525 | 0.555 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5065 | 0.463 | 0.545 | 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 legislative checks on government index in Lebanon?
- Legislative checks on government index in Lebanon was 0.543 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.555 in 2019.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.455 in 1922.
- How does Lebanon rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Lebanon ranks 96th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.