Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Ireland
Ireland: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index was 0.887 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Ireland, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.887 for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Ireland peaked at 0.898 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.243, in 1789.
Ireland ranks 5th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.243 | 0.243 | 0.243 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2719 | 0.264 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.2722 | 0.27 | 0.276 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.2697 | 0.258 | 0.276 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.2722 | 0.262 | 0.288 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2981 | 0.285 | 0.306 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3125 | 0.311 | 0.318 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3163 | 0.314 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3272 | 0.316 | 0.348 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.355 | 0.345 | 0.365 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4083 | 0.373 | 0.442 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4577 | 0.442 | 0.466 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4764 | 0.471 | 0.477 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4504 | 0.273 | 0.477 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6338 | 0.279 | 0.74 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7494 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.754 | 0.741 | 0.777 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7766 | 0.775 | 0.778 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8039 | 0.783 | 0.811 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8219 | 0.816 | 0.825 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8336 | 0.825 | 0.843 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.871 | 0.851 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8864 | 0.882 | 0.896 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8924 | 0.886 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8928 | 0.887 | 0.898 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More social development data for Ireland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 137,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 69 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.956 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.822 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.887 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.912 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.97 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.619 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Ireland?
- Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Ireland was 0.887 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.898 in 2021.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.243 in 1789.
- How does Ireland rank for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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