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?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.