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Equal Rights Protection Index in Liberia

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

0.20.40.60.8182119232025

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.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Liberia, year by year

Year Value Change
1821 0.244 —
1822 0.244 +0.0%
1823 0.244 +0.0%
1824 0.244 +0.0%
1825 0.244 +0.0%
1826 0.244 +0.0%
1827 0.244 +0.0%
1828 0.244 +0.0%
1829 0.244 +0.0%
1830 0.244 +0.0%
1831 0.244 +0.0%
1832 0.244 +0.0%
1833 0.244 +0.0%
1834 0.244 +0.0%
1835 0.244 +0.0%
1836 0.244 +0.0%
1837 0.244 +0.0%
1838 0.244 +0.0%
1839 0.244 +0.0%
1840 0.244 +0.0%
1841 0.244 +0.0%
1842 0.244 +0.0%
1843 0.244 +0.0%
1844 0.244 +0.0%
1845 0.244 +0.0%
1846 0.244 +0.0%
1847 0.244 +0.0%
1848 0.244 +0.0%
1849 0.244 +0.0%
1850 0.244 +0.0%
1851 0.244 +0.0%
1852 0.244 +0.0%
1853 0.244 +0.0%
1854 0.244 +0.0%
1855 0.244 +0.0%
1856 0.244 +0.0%
1857 0.244 +0.0%
1858 0.244 +0.0%
1859 0.244 +0.0%
1860 0.244 +0.0%
1861 0.244 +0.0%
1862 0.244 +0.0%
1863 0.244 +0.0%
1864 0.244 +0.0%
1865 0.244 +0.0%
1866 0.244 +0.0%
1867 0.244 +0.0%
1868 0.244 +0.0%
1869 0.244 +0.0%
1870 0.244 +0.0%
1871 0.244 +0.0%
1872 0.244 +0.0%
1873 0.244 +0.0%
1874 0.244 +0.0%
1875 0.244 +0.0%
1876 0.244 +0.0%
1877 0.244 +0.0%
1878 0.244 +0.0%
1879 0.244 +0.0%
1880 0.244 +0.0%
1881 0.244 +0.0%
1882 0.244 +0.0%
1883 0.244 +0.0%
1884 0.244 +0.0%
1885 0.244 +0.0%
1886 0.244 +0.0%
1887 0.244 +0.0%
1888 0.244 +0.0%
1889 0.244 +0.0%
1890 0.244 +0.0%
1891 0.244 +0.0%
1892 0.244 +0.0%
1893 0.244 +0.0%
1894 0.244 +0.0%
1895 0.244 +0.0%
1896 0.244 +0.0%
1897 0.244 +0.0%
1898 0.244 +0.0%
1899 0.244 +0.0%
1900 0.215 -11.9%
1901 0.215 +0.0%
1902 0.215 +0.0%
1903 0.215 +0.0%
1904 0.215 +0.0%
1905 0.215 +0.0%
1906 0.215 +0.0%
1907 0.215 +0.0%
1908 0.215 +0.0%
1909 0.215 +0.0%
1910 0.215 +0.0%
1911 0.215 +0.0%
1912 0.215 +0.0%
1913 0.215 +0.0%
1914 0.215 +0.0%
1915 0.215 +0.0%
1916 0.215 +0.0%
1917 0.215 +0.0%
1918 0.215 +0.0%
1919 0.215 +0.0%
1920 0.215 +0.0%
1921 0.215 +0.0%
1922 0.215 +0.0%
1923 0.212 -1.4%
1924 0.212 +0.0%
1925 0.212 +0.0%
1926 0.212 +0.0%
1927 0.212 +0.0%
1928 0.212 +0.0%
1929 0.212 +0.0%
1930 0.212 +0.0%
1931 0.212 +0.0%
1932 0.212 +0.0%
1933 0.212 +0.0%
1934 0.212 +0.0%
1935 0.212 +0.0%
1936 0.212 +0.0%
1937 0.212 +0.0%
1938 0.212 +0.0%
1939 0.212 +0.0%
1940 0.212 +0.0%
1941 0.212 +0.0%
1942 0.212 +0.0%
1943 0.212 +0.0%
1944 0.309 +45.8%
1945 0.314 +1.6%
1946 0.314 +0.0%
1947 0.343 +9.2%
1948 0.343 +0.0%
1949 0.343 +0.0%
1950 0.343 +0.0%
1951 0.343 +0.0%
1952 0.343 +0.0%
1953 0.343 +0.0%
1954 0.343 +0.0%
1955 0.335 -2.3%
1956 0.335 +0.0%
1957 0.335 +0.0%
1958 0.335 +0.0%
1959 0.335 +0.0%
1960 0.335 +0.0%
1961 0.335 +0.0%
1962 0.335 +0.0%
1963 0.335 +0.0%
1964 0.335 +0.0%
1965 0.335 +0.0%
1966 0.335 +0.0%
1967 0.335 +0.0%
1968 0.335 +0.0%
1969 0.335 +0.0%
1970 0.335 +0.0%
1971 0.36 +7.5%
1972 0.36 +0.0%
1973 0.36 +0.0%
1974 0.36 +0.0%
1975 0.36 +0.0%
1976 0.36 +0.0%
1977 0.36 +0.0%
1978 0.36 +0.0%
1979 0.36 +0.0%
1980 0.466 +29.4%
1981 0.481 +3.2%
1982 0.481 +0.0%
1983 0.481 +0.0%
1984 0.481 +0.0%
1985 0.481 +0.0%
1986 0.481 +0.0%
1987 0.481 +0.0%
1988 0.481 +0.0%
1989 0.481 +0.0%
1990 0.485 +0.8%
1991 0.553 +14.0%
1992 0.56 +1.3%
1993 0.56 +0.0%
1994 0.56 +0.0%
1995 0.56 +0.0%
1996 0.523 -6.6%
1997 0.486 -7.1%
1998 0.486 +0.0%
1999 0.486 +0.0%
2000 0.486 +0.0%
2001 0.486 +0.0%
2002 0.486 +0.0%
2003 0.486 +0.0%
2004 0.637 +31.1%
2005 0.655 +2.8%
2006 0.643 -1.8%
2007 0.643 +0.0%
2008 0.643 +0.0%
2009 0.643 +0.0%
2010 0.643 +0.0%
2011 0.643 +0.0%
2012 0.643 +0.0%
2013 0.69 +7.3%
2014 0.69 +0.0%
2015 0.69 +0.0%
2016 0.69 +0.0%
2017 0.693 +0.4%
2018 0.693 +0.0%
2019 0.737 +6.3%
2020 0.713 -3.3%
2021 0.713 +0.0%
2022 0.694 -2.7%
2023 0.697 +0.4%
2024 0.701 +0.6%
2025 0.686 -2.1%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 0.686 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.449, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 0.686 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6335, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 74 Cameroon 0.699 compare
  2. 75 Romania 0.696 compare
  3. 76 Algeria 0.695 compare
  4. 77 Burkina Faso 0.686 compare
  5. 79 Cuba 0.678 compare
  6. 80 Morocco 0.672 compare

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