Democracy in Lebanon

Lebanon: Democracy was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 128 countries
All-time high
4
in 2007
All-time low
2
in 2017
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Democracy in Lebanon, 2005–2025

012342005201520252005: 32007: 42009: 42011: 42013: 42015: 32017: 22019: 32021: 32023: 32025: 3

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 3 for democracy in 2025.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Lebanon peaked at 4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.

That places Lebanon 48th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.67 3 4 3
2010s 3.2 2 4 5
2020s 3 3 3 3

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 compare
  2. 48 Honduras 3 compare
  3. 48 Indonesia 3 compare
  4. 48 Kenya 3 compare
  5. 48 Mexico 3 compare
  6. 48 Peru 3 compare
  7. 48 Philippines 3 compare
  8. 48 Sierra Leone 3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Lebanon?
Democracy in Lebanon was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 2007.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
How does Lebanon rank for democracy?
Lebanon ranks 48th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).