Germany vs Liberia: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Germany
1
in 2025
Liberia
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Germany
- Liberia
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Liberia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Liberia ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Germany |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Germany |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Germany |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Germany or Liberia?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Germany and Liberia?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Liberia?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Liberia rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Germany ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.