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 and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Liberia | Joseph Boakai |
| Vice President of Liberia | Jeremiah Koung |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2012)
- 3.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 38.9/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.7% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 28 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.597
- Liberal
- 0.417
- Participatory
- 0.321
- Deliberative
- 0.485
- Egalitarian
- 0.386
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 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 | - | - | - | - | - |