Ireland vs South Africa: Electoral democracy row, gaps filled
Ireland
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Electoral democracy row, gaps filled over time
- Ireland
- South Africa
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 9 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 1.7 | 1 | 0.7 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy row, gaps filled, Ireland or South Africa?
- Ireland, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy row, gaps filled between Ireland and South Africa?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and South Africa rank globally for electoral democracy row, gaps filled?
- Ireland ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Electoral democracy row, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electoral democracy row with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.