Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Liberia
Liberia: Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) was 20 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of electoral democracy in Liberia, 2006–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 20 years for age of electoral democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Liberia peaked at 20 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2006.
That places Liberia 75th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 years | — |
| 2007 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 12 years | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 13 years | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 14 years | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 15 years | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 16 years | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 17 years | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 18 years | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 20 years | +5.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 20 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 6 years, 3.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 20 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12 years, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 2008 | +50.0% | 2 years | 3 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5 years | 1 years | 4 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.5 years | 5 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5 years | 15 years | 20 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 72 Lesotho 23 years compare
- 72 Turkey 23 years compare
- 74 El Salvador 22 years compare
- 75 Albania 20 years compare
- 75 Sierra Leone 20 years compare
- 78 Solomon Islands 19 years compare
More social development data for Liberia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,172 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,117 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,117 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Liberia?
- Age of electoral democracy in Liberia was 20 years in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 20 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Liberia ranks 75th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.