Ireland vs Italy: Liberal democracy
Ireland
3
in 2025
Italy
3
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3 against 3 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 11 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 1920s | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Ireland or Italy?
- Ireland, at 3 against 3 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Ireland and Italy?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.