Note: We are presenting raw data. When available, we provide some or all of the crosstabs (i.e., breakdowns by various categories such as party ID). To analyze the data, we encourage users to read the entire study and the methodology used. Results and reliability can be affected by such things as sample size, question wording, and question order. Responses may also be influenced by context and timing; for example, if the survey is conducted during a war.
Who bears the greatest responsibility for the current escalation? (Al-Jadeed, April 28 - May 5, 2026)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Israel | 33% |
| Hezbollah | 33% |
| Everyone bears responsibility | 12% |
| DK/NA | 22% |
Do you support President Joseph Aoun visiting the United States to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? (Al-Jadeed, April 28 - May 5, 2026)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Oppose | 50% |
| Support | 43% |
| DK/NA | 7% |
Do you support the Lebanese prime minister communicating with Netanyahu? (Al-Jadeed, April 28 - May 5, 2026)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Oppose | 50% |
| Support | 43% |
| DK/NA | 7% |
Do you support opening an Israeli embassy in Beirut? (Al-Jadeed, April 28 - May 5, 2026)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Oppose | 67% |
| Support | 21% |
| DK/NA | 12% |
Do you support normalization with Israel? (Al-Jadeed, April 28 - May 5, 2026)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Oppose | 59% |
| Support | 30% |
| Neutral | 9% |
| DK/NA | 2% |
Do you support disarming Hezbollah? (Al-Jadeed, April 28 - May 5, 2026)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Support | 58% |
| Oppose | 34% |
| Neutral | 7% |
| DK/NA | 1% |
Does Hezbollah have the right to demand a political price in exchange for handing over its weapons? (Al-Jadeed, April 28 - May 5, 2026)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| No | 47% |
| Yes | 44% |
| Neutral | 8% |
| DK/NA | 1% |
Would Israel have launched a war even if Hezbollah had not fired the six rockets on March 2? (Al-Jadeed, April 28 - May 5, 2026)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 55% |
| No | 39% |
| Neutral | 3% |
| DK/NA | 3% |
What is the best option regarding peace with Israel? (Al-Jadeed, April 28 - May 5, 2026)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Commitment to the Arab Peace Initiative | 37% |
| Reject any peace initiative with Israel | 33% |
| Separate peace with Israel without the Arabs | 25% |
| DK/NA | 5% |
Most important challenge facing the country (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Economic situation | 25% |
| Internal instability and security | 24% |
| Financial and administrative corruption | 21% |
| Foreign interference | 12% |
| Public services | 6% |
| Immigration | 5% |
| Terrorism | 4% |
| Climate change | 2% |
| Other | 1% |
| DK/NA | 1% |
Economic situation in the country in the coming 2–3 years (% saying it will be much or somewhat better) (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| 2007 | 2010 | 2012 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 43% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 17% | 13% | 20% |
Institutional trust – % saying a great deal or quite a lot of trust (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| 2007 | 2010 | 2012 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | 31% | 22% | 14% | 8% | 19% | 8% | 7% | 22% |
| Legal system | 35% | 24% | 20% | 17% | 25% | 16% | 13% | 27% |
| Parliament | 39% | 26% | 20% | 10% | 19% | 10% | 9% | 27% |
National-level government and public services – % saying completely satisfied or satisfied (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Educational system | 26% |
| Trash collection | 17% |
| Government’s overall performance | 17% |
| Water supply | 15% |
| Provision of electricity | 13% |
| Healthcare system | 10% |
| Housing policy | 8% |
Healthcare system – % saying completely satisfied or satisfied (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40% | 26% | 12% | 8% | 10% |
Provision of electricity – % saying completely satisfied or satisfied (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| 6% | 13% |
Water supply – % saying completely satisfied or satisfied (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| 19% | 15% |
Corruption in state institutions and national agencies – % saying it is prevalent to a large or medium extent (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| 2010 | 2012 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96% | 95% | 95% | 91% | 96% | 97% | 91% |
Government cracking down on corruption – % saying to a large or medium extent (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| 2007 | 2010 | 2012 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17% | 13% | 10% | 15% | 28% | 12% | 15% | 27% |
Considered emigrating – % saying yes (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| 2007 | 2010 | 2012 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51% | 40% | 38% | 30% | 26% | 38% | 38% | 28% |
Preferred system of governance in Lebanon (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| A sectarian system like it is now | 41% |
| A civil / secular system | 38% |
| A sectarian federal system administered by regions or provinces | 17% |
| DK/NA | 4% |
Authority positions historically occupied by one sect should be available to all sects (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 36% |
| No | 49% |
| Maybe | 14% |
| DK/NA | 1% |
This country needs a leader who can bend the rules if necessary to get things done (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 33% |
| Somewhat agree | 42% |
| Somewhat disagree | 17% |
| Strongly disagree | 7% |
| DK/NA | <1% |
“As long as a government can solve our country’s economic problem, it does not matter what kind of government we have.” (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 27% |
| Somewhat agree | 42% |
| Somewhat disagree | 21% |
| Strongly disagree | 8% |
| DK/NA | 1% |
Following Israel’s 2024 military campaign, which of the following challenge is the most important for the government to address (Arab Barometer, November 2025)
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Ending the Israeli occupation of the Shebaa Farms and other areas | 28% |
| Reconstructing infrastructure destroyed by Israel’s attacks | 25% |
| Disarming non-state actors | 20% |
| Providing basic needs for all displaced populations | 14% |
| Endow the Lebanese army with the capacity to defend Lebanon | 12% |
| DK/NA | 1% |
Overall, do you think the fall of the Assad regime in Syria will affect Syrians very positively, positively, negatively or very negatively? (Gallup, 2025).
2025 | |
| Positively | 45% |
| Negatively | 34% |
| DK/NA | 21% |
Do you think the fall of the Assad regime in Syria will affect each of the following in Lebanon very positively, positively, negatively or very negatively? How about security? (Gallup, 2025).
2025 | |
| Positively | 32% |
| Negatively | 42% |
| DK/NA | 26% |
Do you believe that the Lebanese army should be the only group allowed to maintain weapons in Lebanon, or not? (Gallup, June 23-July 16, 2025).
2025 | |
| Yes | 79% |
| No | 19% |
| DK/NA | 2% |
Do you believe that the Lebanese army should be the only group allowed to maintain weapons in Lebanon, or not? (Gallup, June 23-July 16, 2025).
Giving economic aid to Palestinians in Palestine | Giving political support | Giving economic aid to Palestinians in Lebanon | |
| Yes | 50% | 50% | 31% |
| No | 45% | 46% | 65% |
| DK/NA | 5% | 4% | 4% |
Do you approve or disapprove of the job performance of the leadership of this country? (Gallup, September 2025).
2024 | 2025 | |
| Approve | 16% | 62% |
| Not approve | 76% | 35% |
| DK/NA | 8% | 5% |
Is corruption widespread throughout the government in this country, or not? (Gallup, September 2025).
| 2024 | 2025 | |
| Yes | 92% | 82% |
| No / DK / NA | 8% | 18% |
Is corruption widespread within businesses located in this country, or not? (Gallup, September 2025).
| 2024 | 2025 | |
| Yes | 75% | 71% |
| No / DK / NA | 25% | 39% |
Which of these phrases comes closest to your feelings about your household income these days? (Gallup, May–July 2024)
2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | |
| Finding it very difficult on present income | 11% | 10% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 50% | 66% | 59% |
Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough money to... (Gallup, May–July 2024)
2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | |
| Could not afford food | 19% | 21% | 22% | 14% | 11% | 14% | 45% | 40% | 41% |
| Could not provide adequate shelter or housing | 11% | 10% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 20% | 17% | 20% |
Did you experience the following feelings during a lot of the day yesterday? – % Yes (Gallup, May 28–July 2, 2024)
Worry | Sadness | Stress | Anger | Physical pain | |
| Richest 20% | 48% | 22% | 43% | 27% | 38% |
| Fourth 20% | 51% | 21% | 48% | 29% | 40% |
| Middle 20% | 53% | 28% | 57% | 24% | 41% |
| Second 20% | 54% | 29% | 56% | 26% | 50% |
| Poorest 20% | 77% | 52% | 76% | 49% | 68% |
It is good for the Arab region that Hezbollah is getting involved in regional politics. (Arab Barometer, February 12, 2024 - April 12, 2024).
2022 | 2024 | |
| Shia | 77% | 78% |
| Druze | 6% | 16% |
| Sunni | 5% | 13% |
| Christian | 5% | 12% |
The latest events in Gaza - % saying they see them as... (Arab Barometer, February 12, 2024 - April 12, 2024).
2023-2024 | |
| Genocide | 36% |
| Massacre | 25% |
| War | 14% |
| Mass killing | 12% |
| Ethnic cleansing | 6% |
| Hostilities | 4% |
| Conflict | 2% |
| Other | 1% |
| DK/Refuse to answer | 1% |
Do you trust Hezbollah? (Arab Barometer, 2024)
| 2024 | |||||
| Shiites | Sunnis | Christians | Druze | All Sects | |
| Quite a lot or a great deal of trust | 85% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 30% |
| No trust at all | 55% | ||||
Is Hezbollah good for the Arab world? (Arab Barometer, 2024)
| 2024 | |||||
| Shiites | Sunnis | Christians | Druze | All Sects | |
| Agree | 78% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 33% |
| Disagree | 42% | ||||
What is your opinion of Iran? (Arab Barometer, 2024)
| 2024 | |||||
| Shiites | Sunnis | Christians | Druze | All Sects | |
| Favorable | 80% | 15% | 15% | 26% | 36% |
What is your opinion of the United States? (Arab Barometer, 2024)
| Shiites | Sunnis | Christians | Druze | All Sects | ||||||
| 2002 | 2024 | 2002 | 2024 | 2002 | 2024 | 2002 | 2024 | 2002 | 2024 | |
| Favorable | 13% | 5% | 36% | 25% | 62% | 49% | 63% | 32% | 42% | 27% |