Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon

Lebanon: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita was 3.72 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
3.72
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
146th
of 157 countries
All-time high
5.22
in 2016
All-time low
2.39
in 2022
Years of data
14
2011–2025

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon, 2011–2025

02462011201820252011: 52012: 4.92014: 4.82015: 5.12016: 5.22017: 5.22018: 5.22019: 4.82020: 4.62021: 32022: 2.42023: 2.72024: 3.22025: 3.7

Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon stood at 3.72.

That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon peaked at 5.22 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.39, in 2022.

Lebanon ranks 146th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.04 4.77 5.22 8
2020s 3.26 2.39 4.58 6

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 143 Angola 3.79 compare
  2. 144 Burundi 3.77 compare
  3. 145 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.76 compare
  4. 147 Haiti 3.62 compare
  5. 148 Yemen 3.53 compare
  6. 149 Central African Republic 3.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon?
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon was 3.72 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 5.22 in 2016.
What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 2.39 in 2022.
How does Lebanon rank for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
Lebanon ranks 146th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
Is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source
Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
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Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.