Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.689 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.689
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
99th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.727
in 2009
All-time low
0.562
in 1976
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon is 0.689, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.727 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.562, in 1976.
Lebanon ranks 99th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.691 | — |
| 1947 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.698 | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.695 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.698 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.694 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.69 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.692 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.696 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.695 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.615 | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.562 | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.58 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.571 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.576 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.576 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.578 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.572 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.577 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.573 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.58 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.645 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.685 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.693 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.695 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.727 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.716 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.726 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.724 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.721 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.725 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.697 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.717 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.703 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.692 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.687 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.708 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.672 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.648 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.671 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.671 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.689 | +2.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.689 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.689 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.414, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.6927 | 0.691 | 0.698 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.6973 | 0.694 | 0.698 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.692 | 0.69 | 0.694 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.634 | 0.562 | 0.696 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.562 | 0.562 | 0.562 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5771 | 0.571 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.632 | 0.572 | 0.727 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7108 | 0.687 | 0.726 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6765 | 0.648 | 0.708 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0255 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon was 0.689 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.727 in 2009.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.562 in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 99th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.