Free and Fair Elections Score in Liberia
Liberia: Free and Fair Elections Score was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Free and Fair Elections Score in Liberia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 8 for free and fair elections score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections score in Liberia peaked at 8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Liberia ranks 20th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Free and Fair Elections Score in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | +700.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 8 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.67 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 20 Albania 8 compare
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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 free and fair elections score in Liberia?
- Free and fair elections score in Liberia was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections score recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections score recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for free and fair elections score?
- Liberia ranks 20th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections score rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Free and Fair Elections Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which elections are free from irregularities, the rights to vote, run for office, and campaign are unrestricted, registration is easy, and campaigning and media access are fair.