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Key features of human rights in Ireland

Ireland: Key features of human rights was 0.956 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.956
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.958
in 2019
All-time low
0.535
in 1819
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Key features of human rights in Ireland, 1789–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.956 for key features of human rights in 2025.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Ireland peaked at 0.958 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.535, in 1819.

That places Ireland 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.561 0.561 0.561 1
1790s 0.5609 0.54 0.572 10
1800s 0.572 0.572 0.572 10
1810s 0.5641 0.535 0.572 10
1820s 0.5736 0.549 0.602 10
1830s 0.6789 0.634 0.732 10
1840s 0.7604 0.752 0.766 10
1850s 0.7753 0.769 0.776 10
1860s 0.777 0.773 0.789 10
1870s 0.7913 0.776 0.795 10
1880s 0.8229 0.818 0.825 10
1890s 0.8252 0.825 0.826 10
1900s 0.83 0.829 0.831 10
1910s 0.8076 0.669 0.835 10
1920s 0.7853 0.675 0.855 10
1930s 0.8667 0.855 0.879 10
1940s 0.8798 0.876 0.886 10
1950s 0.8887 0.886 0.892 10
1960s 0.8999 0.895 0.902 10
1970s 0.9169 0.907 0.919 10
1980s 0.929 0.918 0.933 10
1990s 0.9471 0.94 0.949 10
2000s 0.9511 0.951 0.952 10
2010s 0.954 0.944 0.958 10
2020s 0.9563 0.954 0.957 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 1 Estonia 0.963 compare
  2. 2 Sweden 0.96 compare
  3. 3 Denmark 0.959 compare
  4. 5 Belgium 0.955 compare
  5. 6 Iceland 0.95 compare
  6. 6 Switzerland 0.95 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Ireland?
Key features of human rights in Ireland was 0.956 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 2019.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.535 in 1819.
How does Ireland rank for key features of human rights?
Ireland ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Key features of human rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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