Ireland vs Trinidad and Tobago: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Ireland
1
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
1
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Ireland
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Ireland or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Ireland, at 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).