Liberia
Country in Africa
In brief
Women in parliament: 11% (2025). World rank 165 of 190; in Africa, 47 of 52. Government effectiveness, score 0–100: 28.4 (2025). World rank 186 of 205 (1 = best); in Africa, 43 of 54. Regulatory quality, score 0–100: 40.6 (2025). World rank 169 of 205 (1 = best); in Africa, 36 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: rule of law 45.5 → 44.6 (score 0–100), control of corruption 33.6 → 28.6 (score 0–100), and government effectiveness 27.9 → 28.4 (score 0–100). Better than all its neighbours (Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone): voice and accountability. Worse than all its neighbours (Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone): government effectiveness.
State
- Form of government
- Presidential republic
- Head of state
- Joseph Boakai
- Head of government
- Joseph Boakai
- Independence
- July 26, 1847
- UN member
- Yes
- Women in parliament
- 11% 2025