Effective Power to Govern Score in Liberia
Liberia: Effective Power to Govern Score was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Effective Power to Govern Score in Liberia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 7 for effective power to govern score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Liberia peaked at 7 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Liberia ranks 35th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 7 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2, 3.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 2.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Liberia?
- Effective power to govern score in Liberia was 7 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2017.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for effective power to govern score?
- Liberia ranks 35th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.