Political Rights Rating in Liberia
Liberia: Political Rights Rating was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1990
All-time low
2
in 2023
Years of data
53
1972–2025
Political Rights Rating in Liberia, 1972–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 2 for political rights rating in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating in Liberia peaked at 7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2023.
That places Liberia 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Political Rights Rating in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 2 is below the median for low income countries, which is 7, 29% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.44 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 1990s | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.4284 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating in Liberia?
- Political rights rating in Liberia was 2 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for political rights rating?
- Liberia ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Lower ratings indicate more rights.