Self-reported life satisfaction in Liberia
Liberia: Self-reported life satisfaction was 4.28 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported life satisfaction in Liberia, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 4.28 for self-reported life satisfaction in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Liberia peaked at 5.12 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2017.
That places Liberia 132nd out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Self-reported life satisfaction in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.04 | — |
| 2012 | 4.2 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.57 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 3.62 | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 3.53 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.5 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.98 | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 4.56 | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 4.62 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.12 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 4.04 | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 4.27 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 4.28 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 4.28 | +0.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 4.28 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.06, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 4.28 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.38, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4 | 3.5 | 4.57 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.44 | 4.04 | 5.12 | 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 self-reported life satisfaction in Liberia?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Liberia was 4.28 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.12 in 2021.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Liberia ranks 132nd out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.