Belize vs Ireland: Full democracy
Belize
1
in 2025
Ireland
1
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Belize
- Ireland
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1 against 1 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 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 full democracy, Belize or Ireland?
- Belize, at 1 against 1 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Belize and Ireland?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Ireland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Ireland rank globally for full democracy?
- Belize ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).