🇱🇷 Liberia Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy
🇱🇷 Liberia
LR / LBR #102
Nomad Score
38.0
Cities
5
Currency
LRD
📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE
Government
Unitary presidential system
UN Member
Yes
Independent
Yes
CPI Score (2026)
28/100
Press Freedom (2025)
66.6/100
#54
Electoral Democracy (2025)
0.597
HDI
0.510
Regional Blocs
AU
🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS
Government Type
Unitary presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Liberia | Joseph Boakai |
| Vice President of Liberia | Jeremiah Koung |
💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
CPI Score (2026)
28 / 100
Interpretation
Significant corruption
📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX
Overall Score (2025)
66.6 / 100
Global Rank
#54 / 180
Rank Change
+6 vs previous year
RSF Zone
Afrique
Political #56
56.4
Economic #91
41.5
Legal #42
75.1
Social #28
79.6
Safety #81
80.5
📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS
🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX
Electoral (2025)
0.597
Liberal
0.417
Participatory
0.321
Deliberative
0.485
Egalitarian
0.386
📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.6 | 54 | 56.4 | 41.5 | 75.1 | 79.6 | 80.5 |
| 2024 | 65.1 | 60 | 54.9 | 46.0 | 73.1 | 71.4 | 80.3 |
| 2023 | 64.3 | 66 | 55.5 | 39.6 | 77.0 | 80.0 | 69.6 |
| 2022 | 62.8 | 75 | 55.5 | 32.8 | 74.7 | 82.6 | 68.3 |
| 2021 | 66.6 | 98 | - | - | - | - | 72.3 |
| 2020 | 67.8 | 95 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2019 | 68.5 | 93 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 69.7 | 89 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 68.9 | 94 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2016 | 69.3 | 93 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2015 | 69.2 | 89 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 |
| 2014 | 69.4 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 70.1 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 40.5 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 22.5 | 84 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 15.5 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 9.8 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 25.3 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 19.0 | 84 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 20.5 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - |