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title: "Liberia: Politics & Democracy | Model Diplomat"
description: "Liberia politics: ranks #76 of 179 on the V-Dem liberal democracy index in 2025 (score 41.7/100). Current leaders, democracy trend since 1946, and upcoming elections."
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# 🇱🇷 Liberia: Politics & Democracy

Only partially — Liberia's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 41.7 (0–100 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak.

Liberal democracy rank (2025)

\#76 of 179

Score (0–100)

41.7

10-year change

−3.4

[Full rankings →](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)

## Current leaders

Joseph Boakai

Head of State · Unity Party

since 2024-01-01

## Democracy trend

Liberia — V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1900–2025 (0–100 scale). Latest: 41.7 in 2025.

## Voting alignment

Liberia's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:

[Timor-Leste · 91.3%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/lbr-vs-tls)[Belize · 90.1%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/blz-vs-lbr)[All friends & foes →](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/liberia)

## Frequently asked questions

Is Liberia a democracy?

Only partially — Liberia's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 41.7 (0–100 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak. It ranks #76 of 179 countries in 2025.

Is democracy in Liberia improving or declining?

Liberia's V-Dem liberal democracy score fell by 3.4 points over the past decade (a decline on this index), standing at 41.7 in 2025 (1-year change: +1.9).

Who leads Liberia?

Joseph Boakai is Liberia's head of state (Unity Party).

## More on Liberia

[Full country profile](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/liberia)[Blocs & alliances](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/liberia/blocs-alliances)[Treaties](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/liberia/treaties)[Background](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/liberia/background)[Politics & democracy](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/liberia)

- [Liberia's UN voting friends & foes](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/liberia)
- [Where Liberia ranks on the global democracy index](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)
- [Upcoming elections worldwide](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/elections)
- [UN General Assembly voting by topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un)

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https\://www\.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.