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Country description

Lebanon is a lower middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 4.14 Thousand USD (2021) and HDI value of 0.72 (2022)

Index description

Cybersecurity becomes an imperative as institutions are moving increasingly to digital platforms. Developed by International Telecom Union, The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level to raise awareness of the importance and different dimensions of the issue.

Learn more about the Global Cybersecurity Index

Results for Lebanon

	2017	2019	2021	Simulator projection
Rank	34	124	109
Score	0.33Value: 0.3289597	0.19Value: 0.186	30.44Value: 30.44	Value: 30.44

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Region

Legal Aspects Rank 124 / Score 10.39
KPI	2021 - Lebanon
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
Cybercrime substantive law	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Comoros 0.00 Best: Australia 1.00 62.47%	0.62Value: 0.624695638
Cybersecurity regulations	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Australia 1.00 41.62%	0.42Value: 0.416228448
Technical Measures Rank 131 / Score 3.26
National CERT/CIRT/ CSIRT	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Andorra 0.00 Best: Austria 1.00 12.04%	0.12Value: 0.12037037
Sectorial CERT/CIRT/ CSIRT	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Australia 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
National framework for implementation of cybersecurity standards	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Albania 1.00 51.48%	0.51Value: 0.514814815
Child Online Protection	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Albania 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Organizational Measures Rank 116 / Score 5.69
National Cybersecurity Strategy	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Canada 1.00 28.75%	0.29Value: 0.287464557
Responsible Agency	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Andorra 0.00 Best: Albania 1.00 47.76%	0.48Value: 0.47764566
Cybersecurity metrics	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Australia 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Capacity Building Measures Rank 98 / Score 8.27
Public cybersecurity awareness campaigns	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Australia 1.00 76.76%	0.77Value: 0.767640693
Training for Cybersecurity Professionals	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Australia 1.00 8.31%	0.08Value: 0.083147321
Educational programs/academic curricula in cybersecurity	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Australia 1.00 40.89%	0.41Value: 0.408928571
Research and development programs	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Australia 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
National cybersecurity industry	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Albania 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Government incentive mechanisms	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Australia 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Cooperation Measures Rank 159 / Score 2.99
Bilateral cybersecurity agreements	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Azerbaijan 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Government participation in international cybersecurity mechanisms	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Albania 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Cybersecurity multilateral agreements	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Australia 1.00 73.33%	0.73Value: 0.733333333
Partnerships with the private sector (PPPs)	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Armenia 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Inter agency cooperation	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Argentina 1.00 0%	0Value: 0

Index Global Highlights

Custom Region
Average
Weighted Average by population
Highest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank
Lowest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank

Global Details
Global Average		51.71 Value: 51.7092783505155
Developed Economies Average		91.8 91.7988888888889
Developing Economies Average		59.18 59.1790909090909
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	100 100
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Micronesia
	Score	0 0
	Global Rank	182
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	United States
	Score	100 100
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Bulgaria
	Score	67.38 67.38
	Global Rank	77
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Saudi Arabia
	Score	99.54 99.54
	Global Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	0 0
	Global Rank	182

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		50.64 50.6363636363636
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		48.55 48.554
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		14.12 14.1157142857143
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Saudi Arabia
	Score	99.54 99.54
	Global Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	0 0
	Global Rank	182
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Egypt
	Score	95.48 95.48
	Global Rank	23
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Iraq
	Score	20.71 20.71
	Global Rank	129
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Sudan
	Score	35.03 35.03
	Global Rank	102
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Yemen
	Score	0 0
	Global Rank	182

Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR			77.72 77.7183050847458
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia			48.92 48.9186538461538
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine			42.82 42.8234615384615
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic			21.27 21.2713793103448

Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen		61.84 61.8413235294118
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia		46.51 46.5131451612903
Oil Exporting Best	Country	United States
	Score	100 100
	Global Rank	1
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Yemen
	Score	0 0
	Global Rank	182
Oil Importing Best	Country	Singapore
	Score	98.52 98.52
	Global Rank	4
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Micronesia
	Score	0 0
	Global Rank	182

OECD
OECD Average		91.82 91.8181081081081
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic		92.99 92.9909090909091
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		82.05 82.05
OECD Best	Country	United States
	Score	100 100
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	63.72 63.72
	Global Rank	81
OECD Developed Best	Country	United States
	Score	100 100
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Czech Republic
	Score	74.37 74.37
	Global Rank	68
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	98.52 98.52
	Global Rank	4
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	63.72 63.72
	Global Rank	81

Arab region
Simple Average		49.86
Weighted Average by population		15.62
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Saudi Arabia
	Score	99.54
	Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	0
	Rank	182

AMU
Simple Average		50.06
Weighted Average by population		0.36
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Tunisia
	Score	86.23
	Rank	45
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	18.94
	Rank	133

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		60.73
Weighted Average by population		21.34
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	98.52
	Rank	4
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Korea Dem Rep.
	Score	1.35
	Rank	181

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		81.99
Weighted Average by population		42.83
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Kingdom
	Score	99.54
	Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Turkmenistan
	Score	14.48
	Rank	144

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		41.15
Weighted Average by population		31.87
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Brazil
	Score	96.6
	Rank	18
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Honduras
	Score	2.2
	Rank	178

North America
Simple Average		98.84
Weighted Average by population		89.74
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	100
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	97.67
	Rank	8

South Asia
Simple Average		50.54
Weighted Average by population		69.35
Highest Ranked Country	Country	India
	Score	97.49
	Rank	11
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Maldives
	Score	2.95
	Rank	177

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		38.16
Weighted Average by population		8.25
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	96.89
	Rank	17
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Burundi
	Score	1.73
	Rank	179

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Simple Average		49.55
Weighted Average by population		22.35
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Saudi Arabia
	Score	99.54
	Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	0
	Rank	182

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