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Key features of women's political empowerment in Lebanon

Lebanon: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.608 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.608
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
131st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.609
in 2023
All-time low
0.365
in 1919
Years of data
108
1918–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Lebanon, 1918–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Lebanon is 0.608, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Lebanon peaked at 0.609 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.365, in 1919.

Lebanon ranks 131st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Lebanon, year by year

Year Value Change
1918 0.39 —
1919 0.365 -6.4%
1920 0.365 +0.0%
1921 0.365 +0.0%
1922 0.365 +0.0%
1923 0.365 +0.0%
1924 0.365 +0.0%
1925 0.365 +0.0%
1926 0.365 +0.0%
1927 0.365 +0.0%
1928 0.365 +0.0%
1929 0.365 +0.0%
1930 0.365 +0.0%
1931 0.365 +0.0%
1932 0.365 +0.0%
1933 0.365 +0.0%
1934 0.365 +0.0%
1935 0.365 +0.0%
1936 0.365 +0.0%
1937 0.365 +0.0%
1938 0.365 +0.0%
1939 0.365 +0.0%
1940 0.365 +0.0%
1941 0.365 +0.0%
1942 0.365 +0.0%
1943 0.41 +12.3%
1944 0.409 -0.2%
1945 0.409 +0.0%
1946 0.409 +0.0%
1947 0.409 +0.0%
1948 0.409 +0.0%
1949 0.409 +0.0%
1950 0.409 +0.0%
1951 0.409 +0.0%
1952 0.409 +0.0%
1953 0.464 +13.4%
1954 0.464 +0.0%
1955 0.464 +0.0%
1956 0.464 +0.0%
1957 0.464 +0.0%
1958 0.464 +0.0%
1959 0.464 +0.0%
1960 0.464 +0.0%
1961 0.467 +0.6%
1962 0.467 +0.0%
1963 0.467 +0.0%
1964 0.467 +0.0%
1965 0.467 +0.0%
1966 0.467 +0.0%
1967 0.467 +0.0%
1968 0.467 +0.0%
1969 0.467 +0.0%
1970 0.467 +0.0%
1971 0.467 +0.0%
1972 0.467 +0.0%
1973 0.467 +0.0%
1974 0.467 +0.0%
1975 0.467 +0.0%
1976 0.454 -2.8%
1977 0.454 +0.0%
1978 0.454 +0.0%
1979 0.454 +0.0%
1980 0.461 +1.5%
1981 0.461 +0.0%
1982 0.461 +0.0%
1983 0.461 +0.0%
1984 0.461 +0.0%
1985 0.461 +0.0%
1986 0.461 +0.0%
1987 0.461 +0.0%
1988 0.461 +0.0%
1989 0.461 +0.0%
1990 0.472 +2.4%
1991 0.477 +1.1%
1992 0.485 +1.7%
1993 0.485 +0.0%
1994 0.485 +0.0%
1995 0.485 +0.0%
1996 0.485 +0.0%
1997 0.485 +0.0%
1998 0.485 +0.0%
1999 0.485 +0.0%
2000 0.493 +1.6%
2001 0.493 +0.0%
2002 0.493 +0.0%
2003 0.493 +0.0%
2004 0.493 +0.0%
2005 0.506 +2.6%
2006 0.516 +2.0%
2007 0.514 -0.4%
2008 0.519 +1.0%
2009 0.509 -1.9%
2010 0.513 +0.8%
2011 0.508 -1.0%
2012 0.513 +1.0%
2013 0.559 +9.0%
2014 0.554 -0.9%
2015 0.546 -1.4%
2016 0.555 +1.6%
2017 0.564 +1.6%
2018 0.563 -0.2%
2019 0.57 +1.2%
2020 0.549 -3.7%
2021 0.595 +8.4%
2022 0.601 +1.0%
2023 0.609 +1.3%
2024 0.607 -0.3%
2025 0.608 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.3775 0.365 0.39 2
1920s 0.365 0.365 0.365 10
1930s 0.365 0.365 0.365 10
1940s 0.3959 0.365 0.41 10
1950s 0.4475 0.409 0.464 10
1960s 0.4667 0.464 0.467 10
1970s 0.4618 0.454 0.467 10
1980s 0.461 0.461 0.461 10
1990s 0.4829 0.472 0.485 10
2000s 0.5029 0.493 0.519 10
2010s 0.5445 0.508 0.57 10
2020s 0.5948 0.549 0.609 6

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 128 Algeria 0.625 compare
  2. 128 Chad 0.625 compare
  3. 130 United Arab Emirates 0.614 compare
  4. 132 Burkina Faso 0.602 compare
  5. 133 China 0.587 compare
  6. 133 El Salvador 0.587 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Lebanon?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Lebanon was 0.608 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 0.609 in 2023.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.365 in 1919.
How does Lebanon rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Lebanon ranks 131st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of women's political empowerment
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.