Ireland vs Italy: Free and Fair Elections Index
Ireland
0.945
in 2025
Italy
0.945
in 2025
Ireland rank
13th
Italy rank
13th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.945 against 0.945 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 13th and Italy ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 18 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.1898 | 0 | 0.1898 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 0.1804 | 0 | 0.1804 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 0.2674 | 0 | 0.2674 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 0.282 | 0.0738 | 0.2082 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 0.2866 | 0.4385 | 0.1519 | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.3112 | 0.523 | 0.2118 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.3728 | 0.5433 | 0.1705 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.5267 | 0.5444 | 0.0177 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.6682 | 0.5455 | 0.1227 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.7165 | 0.4704 | 0.2461 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.6489 | 0.4816 | 0.1673 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0.7011 | 0.2926 | 0.4085 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.8571 | 0.0969 | 0.7602 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.8679 | 0.3255 | 0.5424 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.8801 | 0.864 | 0.0161 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.9081 | 0.8867 | 0.0214 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.9111 | 0.8836 | 0.0275 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.9224 | 0.8918 | 0.0306 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.9285 | 0.8979 | 0.0306 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.9401 | 0.9112 | 0.0289 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.9435 | 0.9307 | 0.0128 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.947 | 0.9405 | 0.0065 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Ireland or Italy?
- Ireland, at 0.945 against 0.945 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Ireland and Italy?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Ireland ranks 13th and Italy 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.