Canada vs Ireland: Free and fair elections index
Canada
0.944
in 2025
Ireland
0.945
in 2025
Canada rank
16th
Ireland rank
13th
Free and fair elections index over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.945 against 0.944 in Canada, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Ireland ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Ireland in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.597 | 0.283 | 0.314 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.6184 | 0.2866 | 0.3318 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.6188 | 0.3112 | 0.3076 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.6207 | 0.3728 | 0.2479 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.6412 | 0.5267 | 0.1145 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.6404 | 0.6682 | 0.0278 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.6736 | 0.7165 | 0.0429 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.653 | 0.6489 | 0.0041 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.7668 | 0.7011 | 0.0657 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.819 | 0.8571 | 0.0381 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.828 | 0.8679 | 0.0399 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.8586 | 0.8801 | 0.0215 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.8803 | 0.9081 | 0.0278 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.9087 | 0.9111 | 0.0024 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.9184 | 0.9224 | 0.004 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.9254 | 0.9285 | 0.0031 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.936 | 0.9401 | 0.0041 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.917 | 0.9435 | 0.0265 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.942 | 0.947 | 0.005 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Canada or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.945 against 0.944 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.001, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Canada ranks 16th and Ireland ranks 13th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.