Which has higher participatory democracy index, Estonia or Ireland?

Estonia, at 0.621 against 0.619 in Ireland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Ireland: Participatory Democracy Index

Estonia

0.621

in 2025

Ireland

0.619

in 2025

Estonia rank

9th

Ireland rank

10th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Estonia
Ireland

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.621 against 0.619 in Ireland, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.

Estonia ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.023	0.088	0.065	Ireland
1790s	0.022	0.0961	0.0741	Ireland
1800s	0.022	0.1	0.078	Ireland
1810s	0.022	0.1142	0.0922	Ireland
1820s	0.022	0.1148	0.0928	Ireland
1830s	0.022	0.145	0.123	Ireland
1840s	0.022	0.1583	0.1363	Ireland
1850s	0.0225	0.1595	0.137	Ireland
1860s	0.0732	0.164	0.0908	Ireland
1870s	0.0769	0.1763	0.0994	Ireland
1880s	0.077	0.2081	0.1311	Ireland
1890s	0.03	0.2859	0.2559	Ireland
1900s	0.0347	0.2962	0.2615	Ireland
1910s	0.0866	0.2839	0.1973	Ireland
1920s	0.4526	0.4168	0.0358	Estonia
1930s	0.2848	0.49	0.2052	Ireland
1940s	0.0194	0.5012	0.4818	Ireland
1950s	0.02	0.5022	0.4822	Ireland
1960s	0.0495	0.5433	0.4938	Ireland
1970s	0.0637	0.5588	0.4951	Ireland
1980s	0.0709	0.574	0.5031	Ireland
1990s	0.5634	0.6208	0.0574	Ireland
2000s	0.6283	0.6355	0.0072	Ireland
2010s	0.6385	0.6403	0.0018	Ireland
2020s	0.6292	0.6293	0.0002	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Estonia or Ireland?: Estonia, at 0.621 against 0.619 in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Estonia and Ireland?: 0.002, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Ireland rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Estonia ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.