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Multi-party elections in Libya

Libya: Multi-party elections was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 172 countries
All-time high
1
in 1952
All-time low
0
in 1956
Years of data
31
1952–2025

Multi-party elections in Libya, 1952–2025

00.20.40.60.811952198820251952: 11953: 11954: 11955: 11956: 01957: 01958: 01959: 01960: 11961: 11962: 11963: 11964: 01965: 11966: 11967: 11968: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 1

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

Analysis

Libya recorded 1 for multi-party elections in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, multi-party elections in Libya peaked at 1 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1956.

That places Libya 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Multi-party elections in Libya, year by year

Year Value Change
1952 1 —
1953 1 +0.0%
1954 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1956 0 -100.0%
1957 0 —
1958 0 —
1959 0 —
1960 1 —
1961 1 +0.0%
1962 1 +0.0%
1963 1 +0.0%
1964 0 -100.0%
1965 1 —
1966 1 +0.0%
1967 1 +0.0%
1968 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.5 0 1 8
1960s 0.8889 0 1 9
2010s 1 1 1 8
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is multi-party elections in Libya?
Multi-party elections in Libya was 1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest multi-party elections recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1952.
What is the lowest multi-party elections recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1956.
How does Libya rank for multi-party elections?
Libya ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is multi-party elections rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Multi-party elections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Multi-party elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,019 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.