What is participatory democracy index in Ireland?

Participatory democracy index in Ireland was 0.619 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 0.645 in 2013.

What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.088 in 1789.

How does Ireland rank for participatory democracy index?

Ireland ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Ireland data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Participatory Democracy Index in Ireland

Name: Participatory Democracy Index in Ireland
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ireland: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.619 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.619

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

10th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.645

in 2013

All-time low

0.088

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Ireland, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, participatory democracy index in Ireland stood at 0.619.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Ireland peaked at 0.645 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.088, in 1789.

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

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Participatory Democracy Index in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Democracy Index in Ireland, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.088	—
1790	0.094	+6.8%
1791	0.098	+4.3%
1792	0.096	-2.0%
1793	0.096	+0.0%
1794	0.096	+0.0%
1795	0.096	+0.0%
1796	0.097	+1.0%
1797	0.096	-1.0%
1798	0.096	+0.0%
1799	0.096	+0.0%
1800	0.096	+0.0%
1801	0.097	+1.0%
1802	0.097	+0.0%
1803	0.096	-1.0%
1804	0.096	+0.0%
1805	0.096	+0.0%
1806	0.097	+1.0%
1807	0.097	+0.0%
1808	0.114	+17.5%
1809	0.114	+0.0%
1810	0.116	+1.8%
1811	0.114	-1.7%
1812	0.116	+1.8%
1813	0.115	-0.9%
1814	0.115	+0.0%
1815	0.115	+0.0%
1816	0.113	-1.7%
1817	0.113	+0.0%
1818	0.114	+0.9%
1819	0.111	-2.6%
1820	0.114	+2.7%
1821	0.112	-1.8%
1822	0.112	+0.0%
1823	0.112	+0.0%
1824	0.112	+0.0%
1825	0.115	+2.7%
1826	0.119	+3.5%
1827	0.118	-0.8%
1828	0.118	+0.0%
1829	0.116	-1.7%
1830	0.135	+16.4%
1831	0.135	+0.0%
1832	0.138	+2.2%
1833	0.14	+1.4%
1834	0.141	+0.7%
1835	0.152	+7.8%
1836	0.15	-1.3%
1837	0.151	+0.7%
1838	0.154	+2.0%
1839	0.154	+0.0%
1840	0.157	+1.9%
1841	0.16	+1.9%
1842	0.158	-1.3%
1843	0.158	+0.0%
1844	0.158	+0.0%
1845	0.158	+0.0%
1846	0.158	+0.0%
1847	0.16	+1.3%
1848	0.158	-1.3%
1849	0.158	+0.0%
1850	0.158	+0.0%
1851	0.16	+1.3%
1852	0.161	+0.6%
1853	0.159	-1.2%
1854	0.159	+0.0%
1855	0.159	+0.0%
1856	0.159	+0.0%
1857	0.16	+0.6%
1858	0.159	-0.6%
1859	0.161	+1.3%
1860	0.159	-1.2%
1861	0.159	+0.0%
1862	0.159	+0.0%
1863	0.159	+0.0%
1864	0.159	+0.0%
1865	0.163	+2.5%
1866	0.164	+0.6%
1867	0.172	+4.9%
1868	0.174	+1.2%
1869	0.172	-1.1%
1870	0.173	+0.6%
1871	0.173	+0.0%
1872	0.173	+0.0%
1873	0.174	+0.6%
1874	0.18	+3.4%
1875	0.178	-1.1%
1876	0.178	+0.0%
1877	0.178	+0.0%
1878	0.178	+0.0%
1879	0.178	+0.0%
1880	0.183	+2.8%
1881	0.183	+0.0%
1882	0.183	+0.0%
1883	0.183	+0.0%
1884	0.197	+7.7%
1885	0.199	+1.0%
1886	0.209	+5.0%
1887	0.211	+1.0%
1888	0.255	+20.9%
1889	0.278	+9.0%
1890	0.278	+0.0%
1891	0.278	+0.0%
1892	0.282	+1.4%
1893	0.289	+2.5%
1894	0.289	+0.0%
1895	0.287	-0.7%
1896	0.288	+0.3%
1897	0.288	+0.0%
1898	0.29	+0.7%
1899	0.29	+0.0%
1900	0.294	+1.4%
1901	0.296	+0.7%
1902	0.296	+0.0%
1903	0.296	+0.0%
1904	0.296	+0.0%
1905	0.296	+0.0%
1906	0.297	+0.3%
1907	0.297	+0.0%
1908	0.297	+0.0%
1909	0.297	+0.0%
1910	0.297	+0.0%
1911	0.297	+0.0%
1912	0.297	+0.0%
1913	0.297	+0.0%
1914	0.294	-1.0%
1915	0.292	-0.7%
1916	0.292	+0.0%
1917	0.292	+0.0%
1918	0.292	+0.0%
1919	0.189	-35.3%
1920	0.191	+1.1%
1921	0.266	+39.3%
1922	0.386	+45.1%
1923	0.413	+7.0%
1924	0.484	+17.2%
1925	0.484	+0.0%
1926	0.484	+0.0%
1927	0.486	+0.4%
1928	0.493	+1.4%
1929	0.481	-2.4%
1930	0.479	-0.4%
1931	0.478	-0.2%
1932	0.483	+1.0%
1933	0.484	+0.2%
1934	0.483	-0.2%
1935	0.481	-0.4%
1936	0.487	+1.2%
1937	0.514	+5.5%
1938	0.511	-0.6%
1939	0.5	-2.2%
1940	0.5	+0.0%
1941	0.5	+0.0%
1942	0.494	-1.2%
1943	0.495	+0.2%
1944	0.498	+0.6%
1945	0.498	+0.0%
1946	0.508	+2.0%
1947	0.506	-0.4%
1948	0.504	-0.4%
1949	0.509	+1.0%
1950	0.506	-0.6%
1951	0.504	-0.4%
1952	0.502	-0.4%
1953	0.5	-0.4%
1954	0.5	+0.0%
1955	0.499	-0.2%
1956	0.496	-0.6%
1957	0.495	-0.2%
1958	0.495	+0.0%
1959	0.525	+6.1%
1960	0.528	+0.6%
1961	0.534	+1.1%
1962	0.543	+1.7%
1963	0.544	+0.2%
1964	0.55	+1.1%
1965	0.543	-1.3%
1966	0.54	-0.6%
1967	0.54	+0.0%
1968	0.556	+3.0%
1969	0.555	-0.2%
1970	0.553	-0.4%
1971	0.556	+0.5%
1972	0.56	+0.7%
1973	0.555	-0.9%
1974	0.563	+1.4%
1975	0.563	+0.0%
1976	0.563	+0.0%
1977	0.558	-0.9%
1978	0.556	-0.4%
1979	0.561	+0.9%
1980	0.562	+0.2%
1981	0.568	+1.1%
1982	0.569	+0.2%
1983	0.568	-0.2%
1984	0.568	+0.0%
1985	0.573	+0.9%
1986	0.573	+0.0%
1987	0.586	+2.3%
1988	0.587	+0.2%
1989	0.586	-0.2%
1990	0.592	+1.0%
1991	0.618	+4.4%
1992	0.619	+0.2%
1993	0.622	+0.5%
1994	0.622	+0.0%
1995	0.622	+0.0%
1996	0.625	+0.5%
1997	0.628	+0.5%
1998	0.63	+0.3%
1999	0.63	+0.0%
2000	0.634	+0.6%
2001	0.634	+0.0%
2002	0.633	-0.2%
2003	0.632	-0.2%
2004	0.632	+0.0%
2005	0.632	+0.0%
2006	0.632	+0.0%
2007	0.639	+1.1%
2008	0.644	+0.8%
2009	0.643	-0.2%
2010	0.643	+0.0%
2011	0.643	+0.0%
2012	0.644	+0.2%
2013	0.645	+0.2%
2014	0.645	+0.0%
2015	0.644	-0.2%
2016	0.637	-1.1%
2017	0.637	+0.0%
2018	0.636	-0.2%
2019	0.629	-1.1%
2020	0.641	+1.9%
2021	0.634	-1.1%
2022	0.628	-0.9%
2023	0.628	+0.0%
2024	0.626	-0.3%
2025	0.619	-1.1%

Ireland compared with similar countries

Ireland's 0.619 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.529, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Ireland's 0.619 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4995, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Participatory Democracy Index in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1922	+45.1%	0.266	0.386
1921	+39.3%	0.191	0.266
1919	-35.3%	0.292	0.189

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.088	0.088	0.088	1
1790s	0.0961	0.094	0.098	10
1800s	0.1	0.096	0.114	10
1810s	0.1142	0.111	0.116	10
1820s	0.1148	0.112	0.119	10
1830s	0.145	0.135	0.154	10
1840s	0.1583	0.157	0.16	10
1850s	0.1595	0.158	0.161	10
1860s	0.164	0.159	0.174	10
1870s	0.1763	0.173	0.18	10
1880s	0.2081	0.183	0.278	10
1890s	0.2859	0.278	0.29	10
1900s	0.2962	0.294	0.297	10
1910s	0.2839	0.189	0.297	10
1920s	0.4168	0.191	0.493	10
1930s	0.49	0.478	0.514	10
1940s	0.5012	0.494	0.509	10
1950s	0.5022	0.495	0.525	10
1960s	0.5433	0.528	0.556	10
1970s	0.5588	0.553	0.563	10
1980s	0.574	0.562	0.587	10
1990s	0.6208	0.592	0.63	10
2000s	0.6355	0.632	0.644	10
2010s	0.6403	0.629	0.645	10
2020s	0.6293	0.619	0.641	6

Countries ranked near Ireland

7 Sweden 0.635 compare
8 Belgium 0.633 compare
9 Estonia 0.621 compare
11 Costa Rica 0.606 compare
12 Finland 0.597 compare
12 France 0.597 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Ireland

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 137,869 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 69 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 69 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is participatory democracy index in Ireland?: Participatory democracy index in Ireland was 0.619 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 0.645 in 2013.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.088 in 1789.
How does Ireland rank for participatory democracy index?: Ireland ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ireland data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 237 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Participatory Democracy Index in Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/participatory-democracy-index/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/participatory-democracy-index/ireland/">Participatory Democracy Index in Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.