Greece vs Ireland: Free and fair elections index
Greece
0.944
in 2025
Ireland
0.945
in 2025
Greece rank
16th
Ireland rank
13th
Free and fair elections index over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.945 against 0.944 in Greece, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.
Greece ranks 16th and Ireland ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 8 and Ireland in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | 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 | 0.1704 | 0.282 | 0.1116 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 0.5084 | 0.2866 | 0.2218 | Greece |
| 1860s | 0.4749 | 0.3112 | 0.1637 | Greece |
| 1870s | 0.581 | 0.3728 | 0.2082 | Greece |
| 1880s | 0.5809 | 0.5267 | 0.0542 | Greece |
| 1890s | 0.6208 | 0.6682 | 0.0474 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.5379 | 0.7165 | 0.1786 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.3885 | 0.6489 | 0.2604 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0.3821 | 0.7011 | 0.319 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.3024 | 0.8571 | 0.5547 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.1818 | 0.8679 | 0.6861 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.5118 | 0.8801 | 0.3683 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.3735 | 0.9081 | 0.5346 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.469 | 0.9111 | 0.4421 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.9221 | 0.9224 | 0.0003 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.938 | 0.9285 | 0.0095 | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.9501 | 0.9401 | 0.01 | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.9597 | 0.9435 | 0.0162 | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.949 | 0.947 | 0.002 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Greece or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.945 against 0.944 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Greece and Ireland?
- 0.001, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Greece 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.