Canada vs Ireland: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Canada
0.825
in 2025
Ireland
0.83
in 2025
Canada rank
45th
Ireland rank
44th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

  • Canada
  • Ireland
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.83 against 0.825 in Canada, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 45th and Ireland ranks 44th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 8 and Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Ireland Difference Ahead
1900s 0.36 0.1781 0.1819 Canada
1910s 0.3662 0.2821 0.0841 Canada
1920s 0.4056 0.4893 0.0837 Ireland
1930s 0.4434 0.5303 0.0869 Ireland
1940s 0.5608 0.5924 0.0316 Ireland
1950s 0.6023 0.7276 0.1253 Ireland
1960s 0.75 0.767 0.017 Ireland
1970s 0.8725 0.8431 0.0294 Canada
1980s 0.9046 0.8842 0.0204 Canada
1990s 0.9164 0.8921 0.0243 Canada
2000s 0.915 0.863 0.052 Canada
2010s 0.8923 0.8389 0.0534 Canada
2020s 0.858 0.8333 0.0247 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Canada or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.83 against 0.825 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Canada and Ireland?
0.005, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
Canada ranks 45th and Ireland ranks 44th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.