What is equal rights protection index in Liberia?

Equal rights protection index in Liberia was 0.686 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Liberia?

The highest recorded value was 0.737 in 2019.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Liberia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.212 in 1923.

How does Liberia rank for equal rights protection index?

Liberia ranks 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Liberia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Liberia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Liberia

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in Liberia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Liberia: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.686 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.686

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

77th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.737

in 2019

All-time low

0.212

in 1923

Years of data

205

1821–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Liberia, 1821–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Liberia is 0.686, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Liberia peaked at 0.737 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.212, in 1923.

Liberia ranks 77th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 205 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.244	0.244	0.244	9
1830s	0.244	0.244	0.244	10
1840s	0.244	0.244	0.244	10
1850s	0.244	0.244	0.244	10
1860s	0.244	0.244	0.244	10
1870s	0.244	0.244	0.244	10
1880s	0.244	0.244	0.244	10
1890s	0.244	0.244	0.244	10
1900s	0.215	0.215	0.215	10
1910s	0.215	0.215	0.215	10
1920s	0.2129	0.212	0.215	10
1930s	0.212	0.212	0.212	10
1940s	0.2814	0.212	0.343	10
1950s	0.339	0.335	0.343	10
1960s	0.335	0.335	0.335	10
1970s	0.3575	0.335	0.36	10
1980s	0.4795	0.466	0.481	10
1990s	0.5259	0.485	0.56	10
2000s	0.5808	0.486	0.655	10
2010s	0.6812	0.643	0.737	10
2020s	0.7007	0.686	0.713	6

Countries ranked near Liberia

74 Cameroon 0.699 compare
75 Romania 0.696 compare
76 Algeria 0.695 compare
77 Burkina Faso 0.686 compare
79 Cuba 0.678 compare
80 Morocco 0.672 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Liberia

Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
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)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.417 (2025)
Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.838 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.321 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.838 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Liberia?: Equal rights protection index in Liberia was 0.686 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 0.737 in 2019.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.212 in 1923.
How does Liberia rank for equal rights protection index?: Liberia ranks 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Liberia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.