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Liberal political institutions index in Liberia

Liberia: Liberal political institutions index was 0.653 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.653
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
87th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.749
in 2006
All-time low
0.143
in 1981
Years of data
187
1839–2025

Liberal political institutions index in Liberia, 1839–2025

0.20.40.60.8183919322025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 0.653 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Liberia peaked at 0.749 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.143, in 1981.

That places Liberia 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 187 years of available data.

Liberal political institutions index in Liberia, year by year

Year Value Change
1839 0.184 —
1840 0.184 +0.0%
1841 0.184 +0.0%
1842 0.184 +0.0%
1843 0.184 +0.0%
1844 0.184 +0.0%
1845 0.184 +0.0%
1846 0.184 +0.0%
1847 0.355 +92.9%
1848 0.439 +23.7%
1849 0.439 +0.0%
1850 0.439 +0.0%
1851 0.439 +0.0%
1852 0.439 +0.0%
1853 0.439 +0.0%
1854 0.439 +0.0%
1855 0.439 +0.0%
1856 0.439 +0.0%
1857 0.439 +0.0%
1858 0.439 +0.0%
1859 0.439 +0.0%
1860 0.439 +0.0%
1861 0.439 +0.0%
1862 0.439 +0.0%
1863 0.439 +0.0%
1864 0.439 +0.0%
1865 0.439 +0.0%
1866 0.439 +0.0%
1867 0.439 +0.0%
1868 0.439 +0.0%
1869 0.43 -2.1%
1870 0.43 +0.0%
1871 0.43 +0.0%
1872 0.43 +0.0%
1873 0.444 +3.3%
1874 0.444 +0.0%
1875 0.444 +0.0%
1876 0.444 +0.0%
1877 0.444 +0.0%
1878 0.444 +0.0%
1879 0.444 +0.0%
1880 0.444 +0.0%
1881 0.444 +0.0%
1882 0.444 +0.0%
1883 0.444 +0.0%
1884 0.444 +0.0%
1885 0.444 +0.0%
1886 0.444 +0.0%
1887 0.444 +0.0%
1888 0.444 +0.0%
1889 0.444 +0.0%
1890 0.444 +0.0%
1891 0.444 +0.0%
1892 0.444 +0.0%
1893 0.444 +0.0%
1894 0.444 +0.0%
1895 0.444 +0.0%
1896 0.444 +0.0%
1897 0.444 +0.0%
1898 0.444 +0.0%
1899 0.444 +0.0%
1900 0.444 +0.0%
1901 0.444 +0.0%
1902 0.444 +0.0%
1903 0.444 +0.0%
1904 0.444 +0.0%
1905 0.444 +0.0%
1906 0.444 +0.0%
1907 0.444 +0.0%
1908 0.444 +0.0%
1909 0.444 +0.0%
1910 0.444 +0.0%
1911 0.444 +0.0%
1912 0.442 -0.5%
1913 0.442 +0.0%
1914 0.442 +0.0%
1915 0.442 +0.0%
1916 0.442 +0.0%
1917 0.442 +0.0%
1918 0.442 +0.0%
1919 0.442 +0.0%
1920 0.456 +3.2%
1921 0.458 +0.4%
1922 0.458 +0.0%
1923 0.458 +0.0%
1924 0.458 +0.0%
1925 0.458 +0.0%
1926 0.458 +0.0%
1927 0.458 +0.0%
1928 0.46 +0.4%
1929 0.448 -2.6%
1930 0.45 +0.4%
1931 0.447 -0.7%
1932 0.449 +0.4%
1933 0.449 +0.0%
1934 0.449 +0.0%
1935 0.449 +0.0%
1936 0.449 +0.0%
1937 0.449 +0.0%
1938 0.449 +0.0%
1939 0.449 +0.0%
1940 0.454 +1.1%
1941 0.454 +0.0%
1942 0.454 +0.0%
1943 0.454 +0.0%
1944 0.358 -21.1%
1945 0.346 -3.4%
1946 0.346 +0.0%
1947 0.337 -2.6%
1948 0.339 +0.6%
1949 0.339 +0.0%
1950 0.311 -8.3%
1951 0.307 -1.3%
1952 0.307 +0.0%
1953 0.307 +0.0%
1954 0.307 +0.0%
1955 0.304 -1.0%
1956 0.304 +0.0%
1957 0.304 +0.0%
1958 0.304 +0.0%
1959 0.304 +0.0%
1960 0.305 +0.3%
1961 0.305 +0.0%
1962 0.305 +0.0%
1963 0.305 +0.0%
1964 0.304 -0.3%
1965 0.304 +0.0%
1966 0.304 +0.0%
1967 0.304 +0.0%
1968 0.304 +0.0%
1969 0.304 +0.0%
1970 0.304 +0.0%
1971 0.371 +22.0%
1972 0.384 +3.5%
1973 0.384 +0.0%
1974 0.384 +0.0%
1975 0.384 +0.0%
1976 0.384 +0.0%
1977 0.384 +0.0%
1978 0.384 +0.0%
1979 0.38 -1.0%
1980 0.188 -50.5%
1981 0.143 -23.9%
1982 0.143 +0.0%
1983 0.143 +0.0%
1984 0.203 +42.0%
1985 0.262 +29.1%
1986 0.344 +31.3%
1987 0.344 +0.0%
1988 0.344 +0.0%
1989 0.317 -7.8%
1990 0.172 -45.7%
1991 0.547 +218.0%
1992 0.552 +0.9%
1993 0.552 +0.0%
1994 0.516 -6.5%
1995 0.458 -11.2%
1996 0.379 -17.2%
1997 0.328 -13.5%
1998 0.328 +0.0%
1999 0.326 -0.6%
2000 0.331 +1.5%
2001 0.331 +0.0%
2002 0.329 -0.6%
2003 0.334 +1.5%
2004 0.724 +116.8%
2005 0.744 +2.8%
2006 0.749 +0.7%
2007 0.749 +0.0%
2008 0.749 +0.0%
2009 0.749 +0.0%
2010 0.728 -2.8%
2011 0.729 +0.1%
2012 0.723 -0.8%
2013 0.709 -1.9%
2014 0.709 +0.0%
2015 0.709 +0.0%
2016 0.703 -0.8%
2017 0.711 +1.1%
2018 0.642 -9.7%
2019 0.611 -4.8%
2020 0.607 -0.7%
2021 0.611 +0.7%
2022 0.611 +0.0%
2023 0.624 +2.1%
2024 0.602 -3.5%
2025 0.653 +8.5%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 0.653 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.232, 2.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 0.653 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4325, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.184 0.184 0.184 1
1840s 0.2521 0.184 0.439 10
1850s 0.439 0.439 0.439 10
1860s 0.4381 0.43 0.439 10
1870s 0.4398 0.43 0.444 10
1880s 0.444 0.444 0.444 10
1890s 0.444 0.444 0.444 10
1900s 0.444 0.444 0.444 10
1910s 0.4424 0.442 0.444 10
1920s 0.457 0.448 0.46 10
1930s 0.4489 0.447 0.45 10
1940s 0.3881 0.337 0.454 10
1950s 0.3059 0.304 0.311 10
1960s 0.3044 0.304 0.305 10
1970s 0.3743 0.304 0.384 10
1980s 0.2431 0.143 0.344 10
1990s 0.4158 0.172 0.552 10
2000s 0.5789 0.329 0.749 10
2010s 0.6974 0.611 0.729 10
2020s 0.618 0.602 0.653 6

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 84 Sierra Leone 0.673 compare
  2. 85 Hungary 0.667 compare
  3. 86 Thailand 0.666 compare
  4. 88 Malaysia 0.643 compare
  5. 88 Philippines 0.643 compare
  6. 90 Dominican Republic 0.633 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Liberia?
Liberal political institutions index in Liberia was 0.653 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 0.749 in 2006.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.143 in 1981.
How does Liberia rank for liberal political institutions index?
Liberia ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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