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Legislative Corruption Score in Ireland

Ireland: Legislative Corruption Score was 1.66 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.66
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
1.66
in 2017
All-time low
0.495
in 1967
Years of data
107
1919–2025

Legislative Corruption Score in Ireland, 1919–2025

0.50.7511.21.51.8191919722025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, legislative corruption score in Ireland stood at 1.66. That is the highest value across all 107 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Ireland peaked at 1.66 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.495, in 1967.

Ireland ranks 23rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 107 years of available data.

Legislative Corruption Score in Ireland, year by year

Year Value Change
1919 1.55 —
1920 1.55 +0.0%
1921 1.55 +0.0%
1922 1.55 +0.0%
1923 0.996 -35.6%
1924 0.996 +0.0%
1925 0.996 +0.0%
1926 0.996 +0.0%
1927 0.996 +0.0%
1928 0.996 +0.0%
1929 0.996 +0.0%
1930 0.996 +0.0%
1931 0.996 +0.0%
1932 0.996 +0.0%
1933 0.996 +0.0%
1934 0.996 +0.0%
1935 0.996 +0.0%
1936 0.996 +0.0%
1937 0.996 +0.0%
1938 0.996 +0.0%
1939 0.996 +0.0%
1940 0.996 +0.0%
1941 0.996 +0.0%
1942 0.996 +0.0%
1943 0.996 +0.0%
1944 0.996 +0.0%
1945 0.996 +0.0%
1946 0.996 +0.0%
1947 0.996 +0.0%
1948 0.996 +0.0%
1949 0.996 +0.0%
1950 0.996 +0.0%
1951 0.996 +0.0%
1952 0.996 +0.0%
1953 0.996 +0.0%
1954 0.996 +0.0%
1955 0.996 +0.0%
1956 0.996 +0.0%
1957 0.996 +0.0%
1958 0.996 +0.0%
1959 0.996 +0.0%
1960 0.996 +0.0%
1961 0.996 +0.0%
1962 0.926 -7.0%
1963 0.926 +0.0%
1964 0.926 +0.0%
1965 0.649 -29.9%
1966 0.649 +0.0%
1967 0.495 -23.7%
1968 0.495 +0.0%
1969 0.495 +0.0%
1970 0.495 +0.0%
1971 0.495 +0.0%
1972 0.495 +0.0%
1973 0.495 +0.0%
1974 0.495 +0.0%
1975 0.495 +0.0%
1976 0.495 +0.0%
1977 0.495 +0.0%
1978 0.495 +0.0%
1979 0.495 +0.0%
1980 0.495 +0.0%
1981 0.495 +0.0%
1982 0.495 +0.0%
1983 0.495 +0.0%
1984 0.495 +0.0%
1985 0.495 +0.0%
1986 0.495 +0.0%
1987 0.495 +0.0%
1988 0.495 +0.0%
1989 0.495 +0.0%
1990 0.495 +0.0%
1991 0.495 +0.0%
1992 1.31 +165.5%
1993 1.31 +0.0%
1994 1.31 +0.0%
1995 1.31 +0.0%
1996 1.31 +0.0%
1997 1.31 +0.0%
1998 1.31 +0.0%
1999 1.31 +0.0%
2000 1.31 +0.0%
2001 1.31 +0.0%
2002 1.31 +0.0%
2003 1.31 +0.0%
2004 1.31 +0.0%
2005 1.31 +0.0%
2006 1.31 +0.0%
2007 1.31 +0.0%
2008 1.31 +0.0%
2009 1.39 +5.9%
2010 1.39 +0.0%
2011 1.39 +0.0%
2012 1.47 +5.4%
2013 1.54 +5.2%
2014 1.54 +0.0%
2015 1.54 +0.0%
2016 1.54 +0.0%
2017 1.66 +7.4%
2018 1.66 +0.0%
2019 1.66 +0.0%
2020 1.66 +0.0%
2021 1.66 +0.0%
2022 1.66 +0.0%
2023 1.66 +0.0%
2024 1.66 +0.0%
2025 1.66 +0.0%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 1.66 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.22, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 1.66 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.824, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 1.55 1.55 1.55 1
1920s 1.16 0.996 1.55 10
1930s 0.996 0.996 0.996 10
1940s 0.996 0.996 0.996 10
1950s 0.996 0.996 0.996 10
1960s 0.7553 0.495 0.996 10
1970s 0.495 0.495 0.495 10
1980s 0.495 0.495 0.495 10
1990s 1.15 0.495 1.31 10
2000s 1.32 1.31 1.39 10
2010s 1.54 1.39 1.66 10
2020s 1.66 1.66 1.66 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 20 Barbados 1.67 compare
  2. 21 Bhutan 1.66 compare
  3. 22 Switzerland 1.66 compare
  4. 24 Japan 1.59 compare
  5. 25 Austria 1.47 compare
  6. 26 Chile 1.43 compare
  7. 26 Latvia 1.43 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative corruption score in Ireland?
Legislative corruption score in Ireland was 1.66 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2017.
What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.495 in 1967.
How does Ireland rank for legislative corruption score?
Ireland ranks 23rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Legislative Corruption Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 17,541 data points, 1789–2025
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Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.