Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.838 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Liberia, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.838 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.872 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.243, in 1981.
That places Liberia 62nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.34 | — |
| 1947 | 0.339 | -0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.342 | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.322 | -5.8% |
| 1951 | 0.302 | -6.2% |
| 1952 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.278 | -7.9% |
| 1956 | 0.275 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.275 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.275 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.275 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.274 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.277 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.272 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.276 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.277 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.328 | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 0.423 | +29.0% |
| 1973 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.412 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.284 | -31.1% |
| 1981 | 0.243 | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.255 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.266 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.299 | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.296 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.289 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.343 | +18.7% |
| 1991 | 0.501 | +46.1% |
| 1992 | 0.52 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.524 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.519 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.508 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.468 | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.334 | -28.6% |
| 1998 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.325 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.327 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.325 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.31 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.34 | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.771 | +126.8% |
| 2005 | 0.825 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.872 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.868 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.869 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.865 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.842 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.838 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.839 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.835 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.865 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.843 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.827 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.845 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.837 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.838 | +0.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.838 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.838 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +126.8% | 0.34 | 0.771 |
| 1991 | +46.1% | 0.343 | 0.501 |
| 1980 | -31.1% | 0.412 | 0.284 |
| 1972 | +29.0% | 0.328 | 0.423 |
| 1997 | -28.6% | 0.468 | 0.334 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3407 | 0.339 | 0.342 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.2908 | 0.275 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2753 | 0.272 | 0.277 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3978 | 0.277 | 0.423 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2717 | 0.243 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4376 | 0.325 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6386 | 0.31 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8491 | 0.827 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8385 | 0.837 | 0.845 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More economy & growth data for Liberia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0527 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 48.22 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -10.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0385 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 35.21 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Liberia?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Liberia was 0.838 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.872 in 2006.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.243 in 1981.
- How does Liberia rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Liberia ranks 62nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.