Colombia vs Ireland: Free and fair elections
Colombia
1
in 2025
Ireland
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Colombia
- Ireland
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Ireland ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0.3333 | 0 | 0.3333 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.5556 | 0.5556 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.1111 | 1 | 0.8889 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Colombia or Ireland?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Colombia and Ireland?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ireland?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ireland rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Colombia ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.