Civil Rights Score in Liberia
Liberia: Civil Rights Score was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil Rights Score in Liberia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 6 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Liberia peaked at 6 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2005.
That places Liberia 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 6 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 31 Bolivia 6 compare
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- 31 Ghana 6 compare
- 31 Hungary 6 compare
- 31 Indonesia 6 compare
- 31 Lebanon 6 compare
- 31 Lesotho 6 compare
- 31 Malawi 6 compare
- 31 Malaysia 6 compare
- 31 Namibia 6 compare
- 31 Nepal 6 compare
- 31 Panama 6 compare
- 31 Papua New Guinea 6 compare
- 31 Paraguay 6 compare
- 31 Peru 6 compare
- 31 Qatar 6 compare
- 31 Senegal 6 compare
- 31 Serbia 6 compare
- 31 Singapore 6 compare
- 31 Sri Lanka 6 compare
- 31 Ukraine 6 compare
- 31 Zambia 6 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 civil rights score in Liberia?
- Civil rights score in Liberia was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for civil rights score?
- Liberia ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.