Political rights score fh in Ireland
Ireland: Political rights score fh was 40 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
40
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
40
in 2003
All-time low
38
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Ireland, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Ireland is 40, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Ireland peaked at 40 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2002.
Ireland ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Political rights score fh in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38 | — |
| 2003 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 40 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.25 | 38 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 39 | 39 | 39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.17 | 39 | 40 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Ireland?
- Political rights score fh in Ireland was 40 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2003.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2002.
- How does Ireland rank for political rights score fh?
- Ireland ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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