Key features of liberal democracy in Ireland
Ireland: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.822 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.822
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
6th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.833
in 2021
All-time low
0.229
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Key features of liberal democracy in Ireland, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of liberal democracy in Ireland is 0.822, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Ireland peaked at 0.833 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.229, in 1789.
Ireland ranks 6th of 176 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 | 0.229 | 0.229 | 0.229 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.244 | 0.239 | 0.248 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.2475 | 0.246 | 0.249 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.2465 | 0.242 | 0.249 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.2477 | 0.243 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2755 | 0.261 | 0.286 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2905 | 0.289 | 0.294 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2933 | 0.292 | 0.296 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3041 | 0.293 | 0.318 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3247 | 0.318 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3653 | 0.339 | 0.388 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3986 | 0.388 | 0.405 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4152 | 0.412 | 0.416 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3918 | 0.231 | 0.417 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5203 | 0.233 | 0.626 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6385 | 0.626 | 0.651 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6451 | 0.634 | 0.663 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6694 | 0.666 | 0.673 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6979 | 0.677 | 0.706 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7212 | 0.711 | 0.728 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7413 | 0.728 | 0.755 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7889 | 0.76 | 0.804 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8104 | 0.806 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8214 | 0.815 | 0.825 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8275 | 0.822 | 0.833 | 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 key features of liberal democracy in Ireland?
- Key features of liberal democracy in Ireland was 0.822 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.833 in 2021.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.229 in 1789.
- How does Ireland rank for key features of liberal democracy?
- Ireland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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