Ireland vs Slovakia: Free and fair elections
Ireland
1
in 2025
Slovakia
1
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Ireland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1 against 1 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Slovakia ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Slovakia |
| 1860s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Slovakia |
| 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 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 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 Slovakia?
- Ireland, at 1 against 1 in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Ireland and Slovakia?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Slovakia?
- 150 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Slovakia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Slovakia 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.