Democracy in Lebanon
Lebanon: Democracy was 6 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democracy in Lebanon, 1918–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 6 for democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Lebanon peaked at 6 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1918.
Lebanon ranks 78th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.6 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.6 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Lebanon
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.01 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1718 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.08 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8816 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.17 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 8,883 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Lebanon?
- Democracy in Lebanon was 6 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1952.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1918.
- How does Lebanon rank for democracy?
- Lebanon ranks 78th out of 197 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 volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical 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 non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).