Chile vs Ireland: Electoral democracy
Chile
2
in 2025
Ireland
2
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Chile
- Ireland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2 against 2 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1800s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 1.62 | 1.12 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.8889 | 2 | 1.11 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Chile or Ireland?
- Chile, at 2 against 2 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Chile and Ireland?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ireland?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Ireland rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Chile ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.