Democracy in Libya
Libya: Democracy was 0 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Libya, 1934–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democracy in Libya stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 83 years on record.
Over the whole period, democracy in Libya peaked at 2 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2014.
Libya ranks 143rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 83 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 143 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 143 Belarus 0 compare
- 143 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 143 Cambodia 0 compare
- 143 Central African Republic 0 compare
- 143 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 143 El Salvador 0 compare
- 143 Georgia 0 compare
- 143 Guinea 0 compare
- 143 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 143 Haiti 0 compare
- 143 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 143 Hungary 0 compare
- 143 India 0 compare
- 143 Indonesia 0 compare
- 143 Kuwait 0 compare
- 143 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 143 Madagascar 0 compare
- 143 Mali 0 compare
- 143 Mauritania 0 compare
- 143 Mexico 0 compare
- 143 Mozambique 0 compare
- 143 Myanmar 0 compare
- 143 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 143 Niger 0 compare
- 143 Pakistan 0 compare
- 143 Philippines 0 compare
- 143 Serbia 0 compare
- 143 Togo 0 compare
More reference data data for Libya
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0933 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.15 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 289.41 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Libya?
- Democracy in Libya was 0 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2011.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for democracy?
- Libya ranks 143rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).