Ireland vs Romania: Free and fair elections
Ireland
1
in 2025
Romania
1
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Ireland
- Romania
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1 against 1 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Romania ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 11 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Romania |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Romania |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Romania |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Romania |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.7778 | 0.2222 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 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, Ireland or Romania?
- Ireland, at 1 against 1 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Ireland and Romania?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Romania?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Romania rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Romania 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.