Democracy in Lebanon
Lebanon: Democracy was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Lebanon, 2005–2025
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.
Democracy in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 3.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.67 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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 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
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).