Deliberative Democracy Index in Liberia
Liberia: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.485 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deliberative Democracy Index in Liberia, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, deliberative democracy index in Liberia stood at 0.485.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in Liberia peaked at 0.599 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.053, in 1981.
Liberia ranks 56th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deliberative Democracy Index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.09 | — |
| 1901 | 0.094 | +4.4% |
| 1902 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.095 | +1.1% |
| 1904 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.096 | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.097 | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 0.096 | -1.0% |
| 1912 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.095 | -1.0% |
| 1920 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.093 | -2.1% |
| 1924 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.092 | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.091 | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.095 | +4.4% |
| 1931 | 0.148 | +55.8% |
| 1932 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1933 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.146 | -0.7% |
| 1940 | 0.145 | -0.7% |
| 1941 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.144 | -0.7% |
| 1944 | 0.078 | -45.8% |
| 1945 | 0.075 | -3.8% |
| 1946 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.091 | +21.3% |
| 1949 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.09 | -1.1% |
| 1951 | 0.081 | -10.0% |
| 1952 | 0.078 | -3.7% |
| 1953 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.073 | -6.4% |
| 1956 | 0.073 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.073 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.073 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.074 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.073 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.073 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.073 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.132 | +80.8% |
| 1972 | 0.198 | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.197 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.197 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.197 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.197 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.165 | -16.2% |
| 1981 | 0.053 | -67.9% |
| 1982 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.054 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.057 | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.108 | +89.5% |
| 1987 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.104 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.092 | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.212 | +130.4% |
| 1992 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.213 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.196 | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.192 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.187 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.205 | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.218 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.217 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.216 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.215 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.202 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.253 | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 0.298 | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 0.582 | +95.3% |
| 2007 | 0.598 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.599 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.599 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.593 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.59 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.586 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.529 | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.523 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.522 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.526 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.494 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.496 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.491 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.508 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.492 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.49 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.515 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.494 | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 0.485 | -1.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.485 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.17, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.485 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2275, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Democracy Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +130.4% | 0.092 | 0.212 |
| 2006 | +95.3% | 0.298 | 0.582 |
| 1986 | +89.5% | 0.057 | 0.108 |
| 1971 | +80.8% | 0.073 | 0.132 |
| 1981 | -67.9% | 0.165 | 0.053 |
| 1931 | +55.8% | 0.095 | 0.148 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0945 | 0.09 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.096 | 0.095 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0931 | 0.091 | 0.095 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1418 | 0.095 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1064 | 0.075 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0771 | 0.073 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0738 | 0.073 | 0.074 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1785 | 0.073 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0863 | 0.053 | 0.165 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1944 | 0.092 | 0.218 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3777 | 0.202 | 0.599 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.535 | 0.491 | 0.593 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4973 | 0.485 | 0.515 | 6 |
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 deliberative democracy index in Liberia?
- Deliberative democracy index in Liberia was 0.485 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.599 in 2008.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.053 in 1981.
- How does Liberia rank for deliberative democracy index?
- Liberia ranks 56th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.