Freedom of expression score bti in Liberia
Liberia: Freedom of expression score bti was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 128 countries
All-time high
8
in 2021
All-time low
5
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Liberia, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of expression score bti in Liberia stood at 7.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Liberia peaked at 8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2005.
Liberia ranks 19th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.33 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
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More social development data for Liberia
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.838 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.417 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.597 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.809 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.836 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.321 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Liberia?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Liberia was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Liberia ranks 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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