How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Netherlands: Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score

Ireland

2.5

in 2025

Netherlands

2.43

in 2025

Ireland rank

13th

Netherlands rank

16th

Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score over time

Ireland
Netherlands

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.5 against 2.43 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 9 and Netherlands in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	-1.32	-1.94	0.624	Ireland
1790s	-1.32	-1.33	0.0116	Ireland
1800s	-1.32	0.143	1.46	Netherlands
1810s	-1.32	-0.25	1.07	Netherlands
1820s	-1.21	-0.951	0.2603	Netherlands
1830s	-0.242	-0.951	0.709	Ireland
1840s	-0.242	0.395	0.637	Netherlands
1850s	-0.096	1.12	1.22	Netherlands
1860s	1.22	1.12	0.099	Ireland
1870s	1.22	1.12	0.099	Ireland
1880s	1.22	1.12	0.099	Ireland
1890s	1.22	1.12	0.099	Ireland
1900s	1.22	1.12	0.099	Ireland
1910s	1.08	1.17	0.0946	Netherlands
1920s	0.873	1.39	0.52	Netherlands
1930s	1.23	1.39	0.165	Netherlands
1940s	1.23	1.35	0.1236	Netherlands
1950s	1.23	2.43	1.2	Netherlands
1960s	1.23	2.43	1.2	Netherlands
1970s	1.23	2.43	1.2	Netherlands
1980s	1.23	2.43	1.2	Netherlands
1990s	2.24	2.43	0.1904	Netherlands
2000s	2.35	2.43	0.078	Netherlands
2010s	2.27	2.43	0.1571	Netherlands
2020s	2.5	2.43	0.073	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equality of civil liberties across social groups score, Ireland or Netherlands?: Ireland, at 2.5 against 2.43 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in equality of civil liberties across social groups score between Ireland and Netherlands?: 0.07, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for equality of civil liberties across social groups score?: Ireland ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedoms of movement.