What is varieties of democracy in Liberia?

Varieties of democracy in Liberia was 0.597 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Liberia?

The highest recorded value was 0.657 in 2009.

What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Liberia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.031 in 1821.

How does Liberia rank for varieties of democracy?

Liberia ranks 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Liberia?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Liberia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Varieties of democracy in Liberia

Name: Varieties of democracy in Liberia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Liberia: Varieties of democracy was 0.597 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.597

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

73rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.657

in 2009

All-time low

0.031

in 1821

Years of data

205

1821–2025

Varieties of democracy in Liberia, 1821–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, varieties of democracy in Liberia stood at 0.597.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in Liberia peaked at 0.657 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.031, in 1821.

Liberia ranks 73rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Varieties of democracy in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Varieties of democracy in Liberia, 1821 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1821	0.031	—
1822	0.031	+0.0%
1823	0.031	+0.0%
1824	0.031	+0.0%
1825	0.031	+0.0%
1826	0.031	+0.0%
1827	0.031	+0.0%
1828	0.031	+0.0%
1829	0.031	+0.0%
1830	0.031	+0.0%
1831	0.031	+0.0%
1832	0.031	+0.0%
1833	0.031	+0.0%
1834	0.031	+0.0%
1835	0.031	+0.0%
1836	0.031	+0.0%
1837	0.031	+0.0%
1838	0.031	+0.0%
1839	0.031	+0.0%
1840	0.031	+0.0%
1841	0.031	+0.0%
1842	0.031	+0.0%
1843	0.031	+0.0%
1844	0.031	+0.0%
1845	0.031	+0.0%
1846	0.031	+0.0%
1847	0.058	+87.1%
1848	0.243	+319.0%
1849	0.24	-1.2%
1850	0.238	-0.8%
1851	0.242	+1.7%
1852	0.244	+0.8%
1853	0.241	-1.2%
1854	0.24	-0.4%
1855	0.242	+0.8%
1856	0.244	+0.8%
1857	0.24	-1.6%
1858	0.239	-0.4%
1859	0.238	-0.4%
1860	0.238	+0.0%
1861	0.239	+0.4%
1862	0.239	+0.0%
1863	0.239	+0.0%
1864	0.239	+0.0%
1865	0.238	-0.4%
1866	0.238	+0.0%
1867	0.225	-5.5%
1868	0.219	-2.7%
1869	0.215	-1.8%
1870	0.223	+3.7%
1871	0.223	+0.0%
1872	0.223	+0.0%
1873	0.218	-2.2%
1874	0.215	-1.4%
1875	0.218	+1.4%
1876	0.219	+0.5%
1877	0.222	+1.4%
1878	0.224	+0.9%
1879	0.217	-3.1%
1880	0.213	-1.8%
1881	0.229	+7.5%
1882	0.236	+3.1%
1883	0.239	+1.3%
1884	0.241	+0.8%
1885	0.242	+0.4%
1886	0.243	+0.4%
1887	0.225	-7.4%
1888	0.225	+0.0%
1889	0.224	-0.4%
1890	0.224	+0.0%
1891	0.235	+4.9%
1892	0.24	+2.1%
1893	0.234	-2.5%
1894	0.23	-1.7%
1895	0.219	-4.8%
1896	0.214	-2.3%
1897	0.213	-0.5%
1898	0.213	+0.0%
1899	0.213	+0.0%
1900	0.193	-9.4%
1901	0.215	+11.4%
1902	0.215	+0.0%
1903	0.217	+0.9%
1904	0.217	+0.0%
1905	0.216	-0.5%
1906	0.216	+0.0%
1907	0.215	-0.5%
1908	0.222	+3.3%
1909	0.222	+0.0%
1910	0.22	-0.9%
1911	0.22	+0.0%
1912	0.22	+0.0%
1913	0.22	+0.0%
1914	0.22	+0.0%
1915	0.221	+0.5%
1916	0.221	+0.0%
1917	0.221	+0.0%
1918	0.221	+0.0%
1919	0.219	-0.9%
1920	0.219	+0.0%
1921	0.219	+0.0%
1922	0.219	+0.0%
1923	0.208	-5.0%
1924	0.208	+0.0%
1925	0.208	+0.0%
1926	0.208	+0.0%
1927	0.203	-2.4%
1928	0.201	-1.0%
1929	0.201	+0.0%
1930	0.201	+0.0%
1931	0.218	+8.5%
1932	0.216	-0.9%
1933	0.216	+0.0%
1934	0.215	-0.5%
1935	0.215	+0.0%
1936	0.215	+0.0%
1937	0.215	+0.0%
1938	0.215	+0.0%
1939	0.213	-0.9%
1940	0.213	+0.0%
1941	0.213	+0.0%
1942	0.213	+0.0%
1943	0.209	-1.9%
1944	0.188	-10.0%
1945	0.18	-4.3%
1946	0.18	+0.0%
1947	0.18	+0.0%
1948	0.247	+37.2%
1949	0.247	+0.0%
1950	0.245	-0.8%
1951	0.205	-16.3%
1952	0.193	-5.9%
1953	0.193	+0.0%
1954	0.193	+0.0%
1955	0.186	-3.6%
1956	0.183	-1.6%
1957	0.183	+0.0%
1958	0.183	+0.0%
1959	0.187	+2.2%
1960	0.189	+1.1%
1961	0.189	+0.0%
1962	0.19	+0.5%
1963	0.189	-0.5%
1964	0.188	-0.5%
1965	0.188	+0.0%
1966	0.188	+0.0%
1967	0.188	+0.0%
1968	0.187	-0.5%
1969	0.187	+0.0%
1970	0.187	+0.0%
1971	0.196	+4.8%
1972	0.219	+11.7%
1973	0.219	+0.0%
1974	0.219	+0.0%
1975	0.219	+0.0%
1976	0.219	+0.0%
1977	0.219	+0.0%
1978	0.219	+0.0%
1979	0.219	+0.0%
1980	0.123	-43.8%
1981	0.091	-26.0%
1982	0.091	+0.0%
1983	0.091	+0.0%
1984	0.097	+6.6%
1985	0.119	+22.7%
1986	0.234	+96.6%
1987	0.235	+0.4%
1988	0.232	-1.3%
1989	0.22	-5.2%
1990	0.167	-24.1%
1991	0.198	+18.6%
1992	0.198	+0.0%
1993	0.202	+2.0%
1994	0.169	-16.3%
1995	0.166	-1.8%
1996	0.15	-9.6%
1997	0.241	+60.7%
1998	0.348	+44.4%
1999	0.346	-0.6%
2000	0.346	+0.0%
2001	0.343	-0.9%
2002	0.343	+0.0%
2003	0.303	-11.7%
2004	0.239	-21.1%
2005	0.276	+15.5%
2006	0.643	+133.0%
2007	0.655	+1.9%
2008	0.655	+0.0%
2009	0.657	+0.3%
2010	0.649	-1.2%
2011	0.646	-0.5%
2012	0.64	-0.9%
2013	0.618	-3.4%
2014	0.611	-1.1%
2015	0.611	+0.0%
2016	0.615	+0.7%
2017	0.62	+0.8%
2018	0.621	+0.2%
2019	0.623	+0.3%
2020	0.633	+1.6%
2021	0.616	-2.7%
2022	0.618	+0.3%
2023	0.624	+1.0%
2024	0.61	-2.2%
2025	0.597	-2.1%

Liberia compared with similar countries

Liberia's 0.597 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.227, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Liberia's 0.597 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.317, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Varieties of democracy in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1848	+319.0%	0.058	0.243
2006	+133.0%	0.276	0.643
1986	+96.6%	0.119	0.234
1847	+87.1%	0.031	0.058
1997	+60.7%	0.15	0.241
1998	+44.4%	0.241	0.348

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.031	0.031	0.031	9
1830s	0.031	0.031	0.031	10
1840s	0.0758	0.031	0.243	10
1850s	0.2408	0.238	0.244	10
1860s	0.2329	0.215	0.239	10
1870s	0.2202	0.215	0.224	10
1880s	0.2317	0.213	0.243	10
1890s	0.2235	0.213	0.24	10
1900s	0.2148	0.193	0.222	10
1910s	0.2203	0.219	0.221	10
1920s	0.2094	0.201	0.219	10
1930s	0.2139	0.201	0.218	10
1940s	0.207	0.18	0.247	10
1950s	0.1951	0.183	0.245	10
1960s	0.1883	0.187	0.19	10
1970s	0.2135	0.187	0.219	10
1980s	0.1533	0.091	0.235	10
1990s	0.2185	0.15	0.348	10
2000s	0.446	0.239	0.657	10
2010s	0.6254	0.611	0.649	10
2020s	0.6163	0.597	0.633	6

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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is varieties of democracy in Liberia?: Varieties of democracy in Liberia was 0.597 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 0.657 in 2009.
What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.031 in 1821.
How does Liberia rank for varieties of democracy?: Liberia ranks 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Liberia?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Liberia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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