Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic under confessionalism
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 23/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 42.6/100 #132
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.419
- HDI
- 0.752
- Regional blocs
- AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic under confessionalism
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Lebanon | Joseph Aoun |
| Prime Minister of Lebanon | Nawaf Salam |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2020)
- 2.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 16.4/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.6% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
9th pct
Rule of law (2023)
13th pct
Corruption control (2023)
11th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
6th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
15th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
31th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 23 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.419
- Liberal
- 0.267
- Participatory
- 0.222
- Deliberative
- 0.350
- Egalitarian
- 0.254
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 42.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #132 / 180
- Rank change
- +8 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #86
- 46.7
- Economic #154
- 30.3
- Legal #123
- 48.6
- Social #138
- 43.4
- Safety #132
- 44.0
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.6 | 132 | 46.7 | 30.3 | 48.6 | 43.4 | 44.0 |
| 2024 | 41.9 | 140 | 45.0 | 34.8 | 45.6 | 42.2 | 41.9 |
| 2023 | 50.5 | 119 | 51.6 | 35.7 | 48.1 | 58.9 | 58.0 |
| 2022 | 46.6 | 130 | 50.9 | 38.3 | 50.2 | 60.5 | 33.0 |
| 2021 | 65.1 | 107 | - | - | - | - | 52.9 |
| 2020 | 66.8 | 102 | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| 2019 | 67.6 | 101 | - | - | - | - | 43.7 |
| 2018 | 68.9 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| 2017 | 67.0 | 99 | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| 2016 | 68.1 | 98 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2015 | 68.2 | 98 | - | - | - | - | 76.0 |
| 2014 | 68.1 | 106 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 69.9 | 101 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 31.5 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 20.5 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 15.4 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 14.0 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 28.8 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 27.0 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 28.3 | 108 | - | - | - | - | - |