Which has higher free and fair elections index, Estonia or Ireland?

Estonia, at 0.952 against 0.945 in Ireland as of 2025.

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

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 Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Ireland: Free and Fair Elections Index

Estonia

0.952

in 2025

Ireland

0.945

in 2025

Estonia rank

11th

Ireland rank

13th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Estonia
Ireland

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.952 against 0.945 in Ireland, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.

Estonia ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0	0	—
1790s	0	0.1735	0.1735	Ireland
1800s	0	0.1928	0.1928	Ireland
1810s	0	0.1928	0.1928	Ireland
1820s	0	0.1804	0.1804	Ireland
1830s	0	0.2674	0.2674	Ireland
1840s	0	0.282	0.282	Ireland
1850s	0	0.2866	0.2866	Ireland
1860s	0	0.3112	0.3112	Ireland
1870s	0	0.3728	0.3728	Ireland
1880s	0	0.5267	0.5267	Ireland
1890s	0	0.6682	0.6682	Ireland
1900s	0	0.7165	0.7165	Ireland
1910s	0.0581	0.6489	0.5908	Ireland
1920s	0.719	0.7011	0.0179	Estonia
1930s	0.4528	0.8571	0.4043	Ireland
1940s	0.2234	0.8679	0.6445	Ireland
1950s	0.2719	0.8801	0.6082	Ireland
1960s	0.19	0.9081	0.7181	Ireland
1970s	0.2878	0.9111	0.6233	Ireland
1980s	0.2999	0.9224	0.6225	Ireland
1990s	0.8185	0.9285	0.11	Ireland
2000s	0.9503	0.9401	0.0102	Estonia
2010s	0.9637	0.9435	0.0202	Estonia
2020s	0.96	0.947	0.013	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Estonia or Ireland?: Estonia, at 0.952 against 0.945 in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Estonia and Ireland?: 0.007, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Ireland rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Estonia ranks 11th 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

Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.