Australia vs Liberia: Electoral democracy
Australia
2
in 2025
Liberia
2
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Australia
- Liberia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Liberia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 204 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Liberia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 15 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Liberia |
| 1850s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Liberia |
| 1860s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1870s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1880s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Australia |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Australia |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.3333 | 1.67 | Australia |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Australia |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Australia or Liberia?
- Australia, at 2 against 2 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Australia and Liberia?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Liberia?
- 204 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Liberia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Australia ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.