Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Lebanon

Lebanon: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
169th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.1427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
All-time low
-1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Lebanon, 1996–2024

-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.21996201020241996: -0.232 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.372 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.143 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.407 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.511 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.274 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.348 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.488 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.595 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.499 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.645 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.654 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.479 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.617 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.695 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.808 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.852 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.821 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.772 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.918 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Lebanon peaked at -0.1427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

That places Lebanon 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Lebanon, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.2321 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 -0.372 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +60.3%
2000 -0.1427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -61.6%
2002 -0.4066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +184.8%
2003 -0.5108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +25.7%
2004 -0.2735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -46.5%
2005 -0.3484 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +27.4%
2006 -0.4881 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +40.1%
2007 -0.5948 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +21.9%
2008 -0.4988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.1%
2009 -0.6448 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +29.3%
2010 -0.6539 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.4%
2011 -0.4793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -26.7%
2012 -0.5196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.4%
2013 -0.6167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +18.7%
2014 -0.6948 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.7%
2015 -0.8085 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +16.4%
2016 -0.8516 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.3%
2017 -0.8213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.6%
2018 -0.7717 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.0%
2019 -0.8604 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.5%
2020 -0.9184 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.7%
2021 -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.2%
2022 -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.9%
2023 -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.3%
2024 -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.302 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.372 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2321 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.4343 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6448 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.7078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8604 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9184 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 166 Pakistan -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 167 Ethiopia -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 168 Cambodia -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 170 Mali -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 171 Comoros -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 172 Guinea -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Lebanon?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Lebanon was -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was -0.1427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Lebanon rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Lebanon ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.