Key features of human rights in Liberia
Liberia: Key features of human rights was 0.838 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.838
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
62nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.872
in 2006
All-time low
0.243
in 1981
Years of data
205
1821–2025
Key features of human rights in Liberia, 1821–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.838 for key features of human rights in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Liberia peaked at 0.872 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.243, in 1981.
Liberia ranks 62nd 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 | 0.363 | 0.363 | 0.363 | 9 |
| 1830s | 0.363 | 0.363 | 0.363 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3856 | 0.363 | 0.476 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.476 | 0.476 | 0.476 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.476 | 0.476 | 0.476 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.481 | 0.481 | 0.481 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.481 | 0.481 | 0.481 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.481 | 0.481 | 0.481 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.459 | 0.459 | 0.459 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4484 | 0.447 | 0.454 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4586 | 0.447 | 0.47 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4683 | 0.464 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.397 | 0.339 | 0.471 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2908 | 0.275 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2753 | 0.272 | 0.277 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3978 | 0.277 | 0.423 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2717 | 0.243 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4376 | 0.325 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6386 | 0.31 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8491 | 0.827 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8385 | 0.837 | 0.845 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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 key features of human rights in Liberia?
- Key features of human rights in Liberia was 0.838 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.872 in 2006.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.243 in 1981.
- How does Liberia rank for key features of human rights?
- Liberia ranks 62nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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