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Physical Integrity Rights Index in Liberia

Liberia: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.845 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.845
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
72nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.845
in 2025
All-time low
0.053
in 1981
Years of data
205
1821–2025

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Liberia, 1821–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 0.845 for physical integrity rights index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 205 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Liberia peaked at 0.845 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.053, in 1981.

That places Liberia 72nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 205 years of available data.

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Liberia, year by year

Year Value Change
1821 0.27 —
1822 0.27 +0.0%
1823 0.27 +0.0%
1824 0.27 +0.0%
1825 0.27 +0.0%
1826 0.27 +0.0%
1827 0.27 +0.0%
1828 0.27 +0.0%
1829 0.27 +0.0%
1830 0.27 +0.0%
1831 0.27 +0.0%
1832 0.27 +0.0%
1833 0.27 +0.0%
1834 0.27 +0.0%
1835 0.27 +0.0%
1836 0.27 +0.0%
1837 0.27 +0.0%
1838 0.27 +0.0%
1839 0.27 +0.0%
1840 0.27 +0.0%
1841 0.27 +0.0%
1842 0.27 +0.0%
1843 0.27 +0.0%
1844 0.27 +0.0%
1845 0.27 +0.0%
1846 0.27 +0.0%
1847 0.27 +0.0%
1848 0.434 +60.7%
1849 0.434 +0.0%
1850 0.434 +0.0%
1851 0.434 +0.0%
1852 0.434 +0.0%
1853 0.434 +0.0%
1854 0.434 +0.0%
1855 0.434 +0.0%
1856 0.434 +0.0%
1857 0.434 +0.0%
1858 0.434 +0.0%
1859 0.434 +0.0%
1860 0.434 +0.0%
1861 0.434 +0.0%
1862 0.434 +0.0%
1863 0.434 +0.0%
1864 0.434 +0.0%
1865 0.434 +0.0%
1866 0.434 +0.0%
1867 0.434 +0.0%
1868 0.434 +0.0%
1869 0.434 +0.0%
1870 0.434 +0.0%
1871 0.434 +0.0%
1872 0.434 +0.0%
1873 0.434 +0.0%
1874 0.434 +0.0%
1875 0.434 +0.0%
1876 0.434 +0.0%
1877 0.434 +0.0%
1878 0.434 +0.0%
1879 0.434 +0.0%
1880 0.434 +0.0%
1881 0.434 +0.0%
1882 0.434 +0.0%
1883 0.434 +0.0%
1884 0.434 +0.0%
1885 0.434 +0.0%
1886 0.434 +0.0%
1887 0.434 +0.0%
1888 0.434 +0.0%
1889 0.434 +0.0%
1890 0.434 +0.0%
1891 0.434 +0.0%
1892 0.434 +0.0%
1893 0.434 +0.0%
1894 0.434 +0.0%
1895 0.434 +0.0%
1896 0.434 +0.0%
1897 0.434 +0.0%
1898 0.434 +0.0%
1899 0.434 +0.0%
1900 0.434 +0.0%
1901 0.434 +0.0%
1902 0.434 +0.0%
1903 0.434 +0.0%
1904 0.434 +0.0%
1905 0.434 +0.0%
1906 0.434 +0.0%
1907 0.434 +0.0%
1908 0.434 +0.0%
1909 0.434 +0.0%
1910 0.434 +0.0%
1911 0.434 +0.0%
1912 0.412 -5.1%
1913 0.412 +0.0%
1914 0.412 +0.0%
1915 0.412 +0.0%
1916 0.412 +0.0%
1917 0.412 +0.0%
1918 0.412 +0.0%
1919 0.412 +0.0%
1920 0.412 +0.0%
1921 0.444 +7.8%
1922 0.444 +0.0%
1923 0.444 +0.0%
1924 0.444 +0.0%
1925 0.444 +0.0%
1926 0.444 +0.0%
1927 0.444 +0.0%
1928 0.476 +7.2%
1929 0.476 +0.0%
1930 0.476 +0.0%
1931 0.457 -4.0%
1932 0.457 +0.0%
1933 0.457 +0.0%
1934 0.457 +0.0%
1935 0.457 +0.0%
1936 0.457 +0.0%
1937 0.457 +0.0%
1938 0.457 +0.0%
1939 0.457 +0.0%
1940 0.457 +0.0%
1941 0.457 +0.0%
1942 0.457 +0.0%
1943 0.457 +0.0%
1944 0.422 -7.7%
1945 0.302 -28.4%
1946 0.302 +0.0%
1947 0.302 +0.0%
1948 0.302 +0.0%
1949 0.302 +0.0%
1950 0.243 -19.5%
1951 0.243 +0.0%
1952 0.243 +0.0%
1953 0.243 +0.0%
1954 0.243 +0.0%
1955 0.202 -16.9%
1956 0.202 +0.0%
1957 0.202 +0.0%
1958 0.202 +0.0%
1959 0.202 +0.0%
1960 0.202 +0.0%
1961 0.202 +0.0%
1962 0.202 +0.0%
1963 0.202 +0.0%
1964 0.215 +6.4%
1965 0.215 +0.0%
1966 0.215 +0.0%
1967 0.215 +0.0%
1968 0.215 +0.0%
1969 0.215 +0.0%
1970 0.215 +0.0%
1971 0.282 +31.2%
1972 0.384 +36.2%
1973 0.384 +0.0%
1974 0.384 +0.0%
1975 0.384 +0.0%
1976 0.384 +0.0%
1977 0.384 +0.0%
1978 0.384 +0.0%
1979 0.354 -7.8%
1980 0.136 -61.6%
1981 0.053 -61.0%
1982 0.053 +0.0%
1983 0.053 +0.0%
1984 0.053 +0.0%
1985 0.053 +0.0%
1986 0.053 +0.0%
1987 0.053 +0.0%
1988 0.053 +0.0%
1989 0.053 +0.0%
1990 0.253 +377.4%
1991 0.505 +99.6%
1992 0.505 +0.0%
1993 0.505 +0.0%
1994 0.505 +0.0%
1995 0.47 -6.9%
1996 0.455 -3.2%
1997 0.099 -78.2%
1998 0.099 +0.0%
1999 0.099 +0.0%
2000 0.099 +0.0%
2001 0.099 +0.0%
2002 0.085 -14.1%
2003 0.135 +58.8%
2004 0.755 +459.3%
2005 0.755 +0.0%
2006 0.843 +11.7%
2007 0.843 +0.0%
2008 0.843 +0.0%
2009 0.843 +0.0%
2010 0.837 -0.7%
2011 0.837 +0.0%
2012 0.837 +0.0%
2013 0.781 -6.7%
2014 0.781 +0.0%
2015 0.781 +0.0%
2016 0.767 -1.8%
2017 0.834 +8.7%
2018 0.838 +0.5%
2019 0.771 -8.0%
2020 0.824 +6.9%
2021 0.824 +0.0%
2022 0.824 +0.0%
2023 0.824 +0.0%
2024 0.824 +0.0%
2025 0.845 +2.5%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 0.845 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.324, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 0.845 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5575, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 0.27 0.27 0.27 9
1830s 0.27 0.27 0.27 10
1840s 0.3028 0.27 0.434 10
1850s 0.434 0.434 0.434 10
1860s 0.434 0.434 0.434 10
1870s 0.434 0.434 0.434 10
1880s 0.434 0.434 0.434 10
1890s 0.434 0.434 0.434 10
1900s 0.434 0.434 0.434 10
1910s 0.4164 0.412 0.434 10
1920s 0.4472 0.412 0.476 10
1930s 0.4589 0.457 0.476 10
1940s 0.376 0.302 0.457 10
1950s 0.2225 0.202 0.243 10
1960s 0.2098 0.202 0.215 10
1970s 0.3539 0.215 0.384 10
1980s 0.0613 0.053 0.136 10
1990s 0.3495 0.099 0.505 10
2000s 0.53 0.085 0.843 10
2010s 0.8064 0.767 0.838 10
2020s 0.8275 0.824 0.845 6

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 69 Malawi 0.857 compare
  2. 70 Mongolia 0.852 compare
  3. 71 South Africa 0.849 compare
  4. 73 Paraguay 0.842 compare
  5. 74 Lesotho 0.839 compare
  6. 75 Bhutan 0.834 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights index in Liberia?
Physical integrity rights index in Liberia was 0.845 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 0.845 in 2025.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.053 in 1981.
How does Liberia rank for physical integrity rights index?
Liberia ranks 72nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Physical Integrity Rights Index
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V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
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