Ireland vs Portugal: Free and fair elections
Ireland
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 200 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Portugal ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 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, Ireland or Portugal?
- Ireland, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 200 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Portugal 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.