What is civil society participation index in Liberia?

Civil society participation index in Liberia was 0.899 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Liberia?

The highest recorded value was 0.928 in 2013.

What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Liberia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.213 in 1821.

How does Liberia rank for civil society participation index?

Liberia ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Liberia?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Liberia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Civil Society Participation Index in Liberia

Name: Civil Society Participation Index in Liberia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Liberia: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.899 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.899

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

19th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.928

in 2013

All-time low

0.213

in 1821

Years of data

205

1821–2025

Civil Society Participation Index in Liberia, 1821–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for civil society participation index in Liberia is 0.899, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Liberia peaked at 0.928 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.213, in 1821.

Liberia ranks 19th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 205 years of available data.

Civil Society Participation Index in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Civil Society Participation Index in Liberia, 1821 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1821	0.213	—
1822	0.213	+0.0%
1823	0.213	+0.0%
1824	0.213	+0.0%
1825	0.213	+0.0%
1826	0.213	+0.0%
1827	0.213	+0.0%
1828	0.213	+0.0%
1829	0.213	+0.0%
1830	0.213	+0.0%
1831	0.213	+0.0%
1832	0.213	+0.0%
1833	0.213	+0.0%
1834	0.213	+0.0%
1835	0.213	+0.0%
1836	0.213	+0.0%
1837	0.213	+0.0%
1838	0.213	+0.0%
1839	0.213	+0.0%
1840	0.213	+0.0%
1841	0.213	+0.0%
1842	0.213	+0.0%
1843	0.213	+0.0%
1844	0.213	+0.0%
1845	0.213	+0.0%
1846	0.213	+0.0%
1847	0.213	+0.0%
1848	0.431	+102.3%
1849	0.431	+0.0%
1850	0.431	+0.0%
1851	0.431	+0.0%
1852	0.431	+0.0%
1853	0.431	+0.0%
1854	0.431	+0.0%
1855	0.431	+0.0%
1856	0.431	+0.0%
1857	0.431	+0.0%
1858	0.431	+0.0%
1859	0.431	+0.0%
1860	0.431	+0.0%
1861	0.431	+0.0%
1862	0.431	+0.0%
1863	0.431	+0.0%
1864	0.431	+0.0%
1865	0.431	+0.0%
1866	0.431	+0.0%
1867	0.431	+0.0%
1868	0.431	+0.0%
1869	0.431	+0.0%
1870	0.431	+0.0%
1871	0.431	+0.0%
1872	0.431	+0.0%
1873	0.431	+0.0%
1874	0.431	+0.0%
1875	0.431	+0.0%
1876	0.431	+0.0%
1877	0.431	+0.0%
1878	0.431	+0.0%
1879	0.431	+0.0%
1880	0.431	+0.0%
1881	0.431	+0.0%
1882	0.431	+0.0%
1883	0.431	+0.0%
1884	0.431	+0.0%
1885	0.431	+0.0%
1886	0.431	+0.0%
1887	0.431	+0.0%
1888	0.431	+0.0%
1889	0.431	+0.0%
1890	0.431	+0.0%
1891	0.431	+0.0%
1892	0.431	+0.0%
1893	0.431	+0.0%
1894	0.431	+0.0%
1895	0.431	+0.0%
1896	0.431	+0.0%
1897	0.431	+0.0%
1898	0.431	+0.0%
1899	0.431	+0.0%
1900	0.431	+0.0%
1901	0.431	+0.0%
1902	0.431	+0.0%
1903	0.431	+0.0%
1904	0.431	+0.0%
1905	0.431	+0.0%
1906	0.431	+0.0%
1907	0.431	+0.0%
1908	0.431	+0.0%
1909	0.431	+0.0%
1910	0.431	+0.0%
1911	0.431	+0.0%
1912	0.431	+0.0%
1913	0.431	+0.0%
1914	0.431	+0.0%
1915	0.431	+0.0%
1916	0.431	+0.0%
1917	0.431	+0.0%
1918	0.431	+0.0%
1919	0.431	+0.0%
1920	0.433	+0.5%
1921	0.433	+0.0%
1922	0.433	+0.0%
1923	0.433	+0.0%
1924	0.433	+0.0%
1925	0.433	+0.0%
1926	0.433	+0.0%
1927	0.433	+0.0%
1928	0.433	+0.0%
1929	0.433	+0.0%
1930	0.433	+0.0%
1931	0.433	+0.0%
1932	0.433	+0.0%
1933	0.433	+0.0%
1934	0.433	+0.0%
1935	0.433	+0.0%
1936	0.433	+0.0%
1937	0.433	+0.0%
1938	0.433	+0.0%
1939	0.433	+0.0%
1940	0.433	+0.0%
1941	0.433	+0.0%
1942	0.433	+0.0%
1943	0.402	-7.2%
1944	0.352	-12.4%
1945	0.352	+0.0%
1946	0.391	+11.1%
1947	0.391	+0.0%
1948	0.391	+0.0%
1949	0.391	+0.0%
1950	0.391	+0.0%
1951	0.316	-19.2%
1952	0.3	-5.1%
1953	0.3	+0.0%
1954	0.3	+0.0%
1955	0.3	+0.0%
1956	0.3	+0.0%
1957	0.3	+0.0%
1958	0.3	+0.0%
1959	0.3	+0.0%
1960	0.3	+0.0%
1961	0.3	+0.0%
1962	0.3	+0.0%
1963	0.3	+0.0%
1964	0.3	+0.0%
1965	0.3	+0.0%
1966	0.3	+0.0%
1967	0.3	+0.0%
1968	0.3	+0.0%
1969	0.3	+0.0%
1970	0.364	+21.3%
1971	0.389	+6.9%
1972	0.533	+37.0%
1973	0.533	+0.0%
1974	0.533	+0.0%
1975	0.533	+0.0%
1976	0.533	+0.0%
1977	0.533	+0.0%
1978	0.533	+0.0%
1979	0.533	+0.0%
1980	0.423	-20.6%
1981	0.423	+0.0%
1982	0.423	+0.0%
1983	0.423	+0.0%
1984	0.423	+0.0%
1985	0.329	-22.2%
1986	0.415	+26.1%
1987	0.415	+0.0%
1988	0.415	+0.0%
1989	0.415	+0.0%
1990	0.551	+32.8%
1991	0.664	+20.5%
1992	0.664	+0.0%
1993	0.743	+11.9%
1994	0.711	-4.3%
1995	0.714	+0.4%
1996	0.714	+0.0%
1997	0.587	-17.8%
1998	0.587	+0.0%
1999	0.587	+0.0%
2000	0.587	+0.0%
2001	0.587	+0.0%
2002	0.587	+0.0%
2003	0.587	+0.0%
2004	0.826	+40.7%
2005	0.886	+7.3%
2006	0.922	+4.1%
2007	0.922	+0.0%
2008	0.922	+0.0%
2009	0.922	+0.0%
2010	0.922	+0.0%
2011	0.922	+0.0%
2012	0.922	+0.0%
2013	0.928	+0.7%
2014	0.928	+0.0%
2015	0.928	+0.0%
2016	0.928	+0.0%
2017	0.919	-1.0%
2018	0.924	+0.5%
2019	0.899	-2.7%
2020	0.899	+0.0%
2021	0.899	+0.0%
2022	0.899	+0.0%
2023	0.899	+0.0%
2024	0.899	+0.0%
2025	0.899	+0.0%

Liberia compared with similar countries

Liberia's 0.899 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.629, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Liberia's 0.899 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6845, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.213	0.213	0.213	9
1830s	0.213	0.213	0.213	10
1840s	0.2566	0.213	0.431	10
1850s	0.431	0.431	0.431	10
1860s	0.431	0.431	0.431	10
1870s	0.431	0.431	0.431	10
1880s	0.431	0.431	0.431	10
1890s	0.431	0.431	0.431	10
1900s	0.431	0.431	0.431	10
1910s	0.431	0.431	0.431	10
1920s	0.433	0.433	0.433	10
1930s	0.433	0.433	0.433	10
1940s	0.3969	0.352	0.433	10
1950s	0.3107	0.3	0.391	10
1960s	0.3	0.3	0.3	10
1970s	0.5017	0.364	0.533	10
1980s	0.4104	0.329	0.423	10
1990s	0.6522	0.551	0.743	10
2000s	0.7748	0.587	0.922	10
2010s	0.922	0.899	0.928	10
2020s	0.899	0.899	0.899	6

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Liberia?: Civil society participation index in Liberia was 0.899 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 0.928 in 2013.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.213 in 1821.
How does Liberia rank for civil society participation index?: Liberia ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Liberia?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which major civil society organizations are routinely consulted by policymakers, how many people are involved in them, women can participate, and candidate nomination for the legislature within parties is decentralized or made through primaries.