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 regions 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.

Legislative Corruption Score in Ireland

Name: Legislative Corruption Score in Ireland
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

Latest (2025)

1.66

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

23rd

of 174 regions

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

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 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

20 Barbados 1.67 compare
21 Bhutan 1.66 compare
22 Switzerland 1.66 compare
24 Japan 1.59 compare
25 Austria 1.47 compare
26 Chile 1.43 compare
26 Latvia 1.43 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

More social development data for Ireland

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
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)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.887 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.97 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.912 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.887 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.619 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.822 (2025)

All data for Ireland →

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 regions 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 107 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.