Egalitarian Democracy Index in Ireland
Ireland: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.775 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.775
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
8th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.788
in 2021
All-time low
0.192
in 1920
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Ireland, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in Ireland is 0.775, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Ireland peaked at 0.788 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.192, in 1920.
That places Ireland 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.217 | — |
| 1901 | 0.219 | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 0.224 | +2.3% |
| 1903 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.227 | +1.3% |
| 1906 | 0.225 | -0.9% |
| 1907 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.226 | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.228 | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.236 | +3.5% |
| 1912 | 0.239 | +1.3% |
| 1913 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.233 | -2.5% |
| 1915 | 0.232 | -0.4% |
| 1916 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.204 | -12.1% |
| 1920 | 0.192 | -5.9% |
| 1921 | 0.267 | +39.1% |
| 1922 | 0.373 | +39.7% |
| 1923 | 0.427 | +14.5% |
| 1924 | 0.502 | +17.6% |
| 1925 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.505 | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 0.513 | +1.6% |
| 1929 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.529 | +3.1% |
| 1933 | 0.538 | +1.7% |
| 1934 | 0.538 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.538 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.555 | +3.2% |
| 1937 | 0.557 | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 0.553 | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 0.546 | -1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.55 | +0.7% |
| 1944 | 0.553 | +0.5% |
| 1945 | 0.554 | +0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.568 | +2.5% |
| 1947 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.571 | +0.5% |
| 1949 | 0.574 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.597 | +4.0% |
| 1951 | 0.598 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.599 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.599 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.599 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.601 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.601 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.603 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.604 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.61 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.619 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.629 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.62 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.625 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.635 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.641 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.643 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.643 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.642 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.667 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.673 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.671 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.668 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.677 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.677 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.677 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.683 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.688 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.693 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.698 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.697 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.71 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.718 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.719 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.715 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.737 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.759 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.762 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.771 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.777 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.78 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.782 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.774 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.773 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.773 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.772 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.771 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.772 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.779 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.783 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.784 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.774 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.779 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.777 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.771 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.78 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.779 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.776 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.78 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.788 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.784 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.783 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.775 | -1.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.775 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.775 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | +39.7% | 0.267 | 0.373 |
| 1921 | +39.1% | 0.192 | 0.267 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2239 | 0.217 | 0.228 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2307 | 0.204 | 0.239 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4296 | 0.192 | 0.513 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.538 | 0.513 | 0.557 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5576 | 0.546 | 0.574 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6004 | 0.597 | 0.604 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6307 | 0.61 | 0.643 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6764 | 0.667 | 0.688 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7045 | 0.693 | 0.719 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7672 | 0.737 | 0.782 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7749 | 0.771 | 0.784 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7781 | 0.771 | 0.784 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7823 | 0.775 | 0.788 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian democracy index in Ireland?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Ireland was 0.775 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.788 in 2021.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.192 in 1920.
- How does Ireland rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Ireland ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.