Haiti vs Liberia: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Haiti
0.455
in 2025
Liberia
0.416
in 2025
Haiti rank
126th
Liberia rank
128th
Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time
- Haiti
- Liberia
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 0.455 against 0.416 in Liberia, a difference of 0.039.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 126th and Liberia ranks 128th of 175 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.05 | 0 | 0.05 | Haiti |
| 1830s | 0.05 | 0.0251 | 0.0249 | Haiti |
| 1840s | 0.05 | 0.2864 | 0.2364 | Liberia |
| 1850s | 0.05 | 0.416 | 0.366 | Liberia |
| 1860s | 0.05 | 0.416 | 0.366 | Liberia |
| 1870s | 0.05 | 0.416 | 0.366 | Liberia |
| 1880s | 0.05 | 0.416 | 0.366 | Liberia |
| 1890s | 0.05 | 0.416 | 0.366 | Liberia |
| 1900s | 0.05 | 0.416 | 0.366 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 0.086 | 0.416 | 0.33 | Liberia |
| 1920s | 0.14 | 0.416 | 0.276 | Liberia |
| 1930s | 0.14 | 0.416 | 0.276 | Liberia |
| 1940s | 0.14 | 0.416 | 0.276 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0.14 | 0.416 | 0.276 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.14 | 0.416 | 0.276 | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.14 | 0.416 | 0.276 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.182 | 0.416 | 0.234 | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.6072 | 0.416 | 0.1912 | Haiti |
| 2000s | 0.874 | 0.416 | 0.458 | Haiti |
| 2010s | 0.909 | 0.416 | 0.493 | Haiti |
| 2020s | 0.5307 | 0.416 | 0.1147 | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Haiti or Liberia?
- Haiti, at 0.455 against 0.416 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Haiti and Liberia?
- 0.039, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Liberia?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Liberia rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- Haiti ranks 126th and Liberia ranks 128th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Local Governments Index. 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 the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.