Liberia vs Sierra Leone

Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.6 of 1 in Liberia and 0.47 of 1 in Sierra Leone, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Liberia, by 0.13 of 1, or 1.27 times that in Sierra Leone.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.6 of 1 in Liberia and 0.47 of 1 in Sierra Leone, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Liberia, by 0.13 of 1, or 1.27 times that in Sierra Leone.
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What the numbers say

  • Liberia has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Sierra Leone.
  • In 2025, Liberia ranked 74 and Sierra Leone ranked 92 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearLiberiaSierra LeoneWorld
20250.60.470.48
20240.610.470.49
20230.620.510.49
20220.620.570.5
20210.620.560.5
20200.630.560.51
20190.620.550.52
20180.620.550.52
20170.620.520.52
20160.620.510.52
20150.610.510.52
20140.610.510.52
20130.620.510.52
20120.640.510.53
20110.650.510.53
20100.650.510.52
20090.660.510.52
20080.660.520.52
20070.660.540.52
20060.640.560.52
20050.280.560.52
20040.240.560.51
20030.30.560.51
20020.340.430.5
20010.340.230.49
20000.350.230.49
19990.350.230.49
19980.350.220.49
19970.240.290.49
19960.150.280.48
19950.170.160.47
19940.170.150.47
19930.20.150.46
19920.20.170.44
19910.20.20.42
19900.170.20.41
19890.220.20.36
19880.230.20.36
19870.240.20.35
19860.230.20.34
19850.120.180.34
19840.10.180.33
19830.090.180.32
19820.090.180.32
19810.090.180.32
19800.120.190.32
19790.220.190.31
19780.220.20.3
19770.220.220.3
19760.220.230.29
19750.220.230.29
19740.220.230.29
19730.220.230.29
19720.220.210.29
19710.20.20.29
19700.190.160.29
19690.190.160.29
19680.190.170.3
19670.190.240.29
19660.190.370.29
19650.190.370.3
19640.190.370.3
19630.190.360.3
19620.190.360.29
19610.190.250.29
19600.190.240.28
19590.190.230.27
19580.180.230.27
19570.180.170.27
19560.180.160.26
19550.190.160.25
19540.190.160.25
19530.190.160.24
19520.190.160.24
19510.210.130.24
19500.250.080.23
19490.250.080.22
19480.250.080.22
19470.180.080.21
19460.180.080.19
19450.180.080.16
19440.190.080.14
19430.210.080.14
19420.210.080.14
19410.210.080.15
19400.210.080.15
19390.210.080.17
19380.220.080.17
19370.220.080.17
19360.220.080.17
19350.220.080.17
19340.220.080.18
19330.220.080.18
19320.220.080.19
19310.220.080.18
19300.20.080.18
19290.20.080.19
19280.20.080.19
19270.20.080.19
19260.210.080.19
19250.210.080.19
19240.210.070.19
19230.210.070.19
19220.220.070.19
19210.220.070.19
19200.220.070.18
19190.220.070.16
19180.220.070.15
19170.220.070.15
19160.220.070.15
19150.220.070.15
19140.220.070.15
19130.220.070.15
19120.220.070.15
19110.220.070.15
19100.220.070.15
19090.220.070.15
19080.220.070.15
19070.220.070.15
19060.220.070.15
19050.220.070.15
19040.220.070.14
19030.220.070.14
19020.220.070.15
19010.220.070.14
19000.190.070.14
18990.21–0.22
18980.21–0.22
18970.21–0.22
18960.21–0.22
18950.22–0.22
18940.23–0.21
18930.23–0.21
18920.24–0.21
18910.24–0.2
18900.22–0.2
18890.22–0.2
18880.23–0.2
18870.23–0.2
18860.24–0.19
18850.24–0.19
18840.24–0.2
18830.24–0.19
18820.24–0.19
18810.23–0.19
18800.21–0.19
18790.22–0.19
18780.22–0.18
18770.22–0.18
18760.22–0.19
18750.22–0.18
18740.22–0.18
18730.22–0.18
18720.22–0.18
18710.22–0.18
18700.22–0.18
18690.22–0.17
18680.22–0.17
18670.23–0.17
18660.24–0.16
18650.24–0.16
18640.24–0.16
18630.24–0.16
18620.24–0.16
18610.24–0.15
18600.24–0.15
18590.24–0.14
18580.24–0.14
18570.24–0.14
18560.24–0.13
18550.24–0.13
18540.24–0.13
18530.24–0.13
18520.24–0.13
18510.24–0.13
18500.24–0.13
18490.24–0.15
18480.24–0.13
18470.06–0.11
18460.03–0.11
18450.03–0.11
18440.03–0.11
18430.03–0.1
18420.03–0.1
18410.03–0.1
18400.03–0.1
18390.03–0.1
18380.03–0.09
18370.03–0.09
18360.03–0.1
18350.03–0.09
18340.03–0.09
18330.03–0.09
18320.03–0.09
18310.03–0.09
18300.03–0.09
18290.03–0.08
18280.03–0.08
18270.03–0.09
18260.03–0.08
18250.03–0.08
18240.03–0.08
18230.03–0.08
18220.03–0.08
18210.03–0.07
1820––0.07
1819––0.06
1818––0.06
1817––0.06
1816––0.06
1815––0.06
1814––0.05
1813––0.05
1812––0.06
1811––0.06
1810––0.06
1809––0.05
1808––0.05
1807––0.05
1806––0.05
1805––0.05
1804––0.05
1803––0.05
1802––0.05
1801––0.05
1800––0.05
1799––0.05
1798––0.06
1797––0.05
1796––0.05
1795––0.05
1794––0.05
1793––0.05
1792––0.05
1791––0.05
1790––0.05
1789––0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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