Democratic change in Libya
Libya: Democratic change was 0 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
131st
of 175 countries
All-time high
2
in 2011
All-time low
0
in 2014
Years of data
83
1934–2025
Democratic change in Libya, 1934–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0 for democratic change in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 83 years on record.
Over the whole period, democratic change in Libya peaked at 2 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2014.
Libya ranks 131st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 |
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- 131 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
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- 131 Mozambique 0 compare
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- 131 Senegal 0 compare
- 131 Serbia 0 compare
- 131 Slovakia 0 compare
- 131 Slovenia 0 compare
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- 131 Ukraine 0 compare
- 131 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 131 United States 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 democratic change in Libya?
- Democratic change in Libya was 0 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic change recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2011.
- What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for democratic change?
- Libya ranks 131st out of 175 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 Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.