Freedom Score in Liberia
Liberia: Freedom Score was 65 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in Liberia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 65 for freedom score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Liberia peaked at 65 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2002.
Liberia ranks 95th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.62 | 22 | 59 | 8 |
| 2010s | 60 | 56 | 62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.17 | 60 | 65 | 6 |
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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)
- Key features of democracy 0.597 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.836 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.809 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.597 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.321 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.417 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Liberia?
- Freedom score in Liberia was 65 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2025.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2002.
- How does Liberia rank for freedom score?
- Liberia ranks 95th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.