Israel vs Lebanon: Democracy
Israel
6
in 2025
Lebanon
6
in 2025
Israel rank
78th
Lebanon rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Israel
- Lebanon
How they compare
Israel currently reports 6 against 6 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Lebanon ahead.
Israel ranks 78th and Lebanon ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 6 | 5.6 | 0.4 | Israel |
| 1960s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 6 | 3.6 | 2.4 | Israel |
| 1980s | 6 | 0 | 6 | Israel |
| 1990s | 6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | Israel |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Israel or Lebanon?
- Israel, at 6 against 6 in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Israel and Lebanon?
- 0, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Lebanon?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Lebanon rank globally for democracy?
- Israel ranks 78th and Lebanon ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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).