Liberia vs Mexico: Free and Fair Elections Index

Liberia
0.592
in 2025
Mexico
0.545
in 2025
Liberia rank
85th
Mexico rank
88th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Liberia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.592 against 0.545 in Mexico, a difference of 0.047.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Mexico ahead.

Liberia ranks 85th and Mexico ranks 88th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 13 and Mexico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Mexico Difference Ahead
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0.1237 0.1747 0.051 Mexico
1850s 0.5669 0.182 0.3849 Liberia
1860s 0.5071 0 0.5071 Liberia
1870s 0.3082 0 0.3082 Liberia
1880s 0.436 0 0.436 Liberia
1890s 0.3619 0 0.3619 Liberia
1900s 0.4479 0 0.4479 Liberia
1910s 0.456 0.0777 0.3783 Liberia
1920s 0.3678 0.0668 0.301 Liberia
1930s 0.4322 0.049 0.3832 Liberia
1940s 0.3945 0.0555 0.339 Liberia
1950s 0.1608 0.0865 0.0743 Liberia
1960s 0.1715 0.1073 0.0642 Liberia
1970s 0.1706 0.1208 0.0498 Liberia
1980s 0.094 0.1996 0.1056 Mexico
1990s 0.1204 0.5787 0.4583 Mexico
2000s 0.4455 0.8045 0.359 Mexico
2010s 0.5938 0.7567 0.1629 Mexico
2020s 0.6023 0.6887 0.0863 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Liberia or Mexico?
Liberia, at 0.592 against 0.545 in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Liberia and Mexico?
0.047, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mexico?
205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Mexico rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Liberia ranks 85th and Mexico ranks 88th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.