Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Liberia
Liberia: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.206 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Liberia, 2008–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Liberia is -0.206, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 153.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Liberia peaked at 0.4455 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.2088, in 2018.
That places Liberia 73rd out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.3342 | — |
| 2009 | 0.3578 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.386 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4148 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4455 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2689 | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0901 | -66.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 | -87.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0631 | -639.8% |
| 2017 | -0.1369 | +116.9% |
| 2018 | -0.2088 | +52.5% |
| 2019 | -0.2075 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | -0.206 | -0.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's -0.206 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.2553, 81% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Liberia's -0.206 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.1972, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -639.8% | 0.0117 | -0.0631 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.346 | 0.3342 | 0.3578 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1001 | -0.2088 | 0.4455 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.206 | -0.206 | -0.206 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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 citizen satisfaction with democracy in Liberia?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Liberia was -0.206 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4455 in 2012.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2088 in 2018.
- How does Liberia rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Liberia ranks 73rd out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 153.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.