Age of democracy polity in Liberia
Liberia: Age of democracy polity was 13 in 2018. β Volatile
Latest (2018)
13
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
87th
of 110 countries
All-time high
13
in 2018
All-time low
1
in 2006
Years of data
13
2006β2018
Age of democracy polity in Liberia, 2006β2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 13 for age of democracy polity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 333.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of democracy polity in Liberia peaked at 13 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2006.
That places Liberia 87th out of 110 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010s | 9 | 5 | 13 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 85 Comoros 14 compare
- 85 Lebanon 14 compare
- 87 Montenegro 13 compare
- 87 Nepal 13 compare
- 90 Sierra Leone 12 compare
More social development data for Liberia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,172 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,117 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.838 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.417 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.597 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.809 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.836 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.321 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of democracy polity in Liberia?
- Age of democracy polity in Liberia was 13 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of democracy polity recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age of democracy polity recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for age of democracy polity?
- Liberia ranks 87th out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age of democracy polity rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age of democracy polity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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