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Saad Hariri

Saad Hariri

🇱🇧Lebanon

Rank #233
Score: 52
About Saad Hariri

Saad Hariri (b.1970) is a businessman and politician, leader of the Future Movement and a two-time Prime Minister (2009–2011; 2016–2020). Son of Rafic Hariri, he is a prominent Sunni political figure and has been central in post-2005 Lebanese politics and international economic engagement.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Lebanon HDI ≈ 0.7526/10
Source: UNDP — Human Development country insights (Lebanon) (2022)
GDP per capita
Lebanon GDP and contraction since 20193/10
Source: World Bank — Lebanon data (2023)
Gini coefficient
Gini ~45 (survey-based series)2/10
Source: World Economics / World Bank — Lebanon Gini (2019)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio ~40–42% (ILO estimates)2/5
Source: ILOSTAT — Lebanon country profile (2023)
Freedom index
Freedom House — Lebanon country report (constraints on competition & rule of law)3/10
Source: Freedom House — Lebanon country report (2024)
Corruption index
Transparency International — Lebanon CPI (low score)2/5
Source: Transparency International — Lebanon country page (2024)

Derived Criminal Score
No public criminal convictions documented20/20
Source: Public legal record / press (no convictions) (2025)