Czechia vs Ireland: Free and fair elections

Czechia
1
in 2025
Ireland
1
in 2025
Czechia rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Czechia
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 1 against 1 in Ireland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 153 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Ireland Difference Ahead
1840s 1 0 1 Czechia
1850s 1 0 1 Czechia
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 0.5 1 0.5 Ireland
1950s 0 1 1 Ireland
1960s 0 1 1 Ireland
1970s 0 1 1 Ireland
1980s 0 1 1 Ireland
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, Czechia or Ireland?
Czechia, at 1 against 1 in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Czechia and Ireland?
0, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Ireland?
153 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Ireland rank globally for free and fair elections?
Czechia 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.