Ireland vs South Korea: Liberal political institutions index
Ireland
0.934
in 2025
South Korea
0.912
in 2025
Ireland rank
15th
South Korea rank
18th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Ireland
- South Korea
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.934 against 0.912 in South Korea, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.671 | 0.063 | 0.608 | Ireland |
| 1790s | 0.6766 | 0.063 | 0.6136 | Ireland |
| 1800s | 0.6868 | 0.0592 | 0.6276 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 0.687 | 0.059 | 0.628 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 0.687 | 0.059 | 0.628 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 0.7382 | 0.059 | 0.6792 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 0.7634 | 0.0587 | 0.7047 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 0.765 | 0.056 | 0.709 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 0.7824 | 0.0584 | 0.724 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 0.7994 | 0.0596 | 0.7398 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0.8251 | 0.0634 | 0.7617 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0.832 | 0.0929 | 0.7391 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.841 | 0.128 | 0.713 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.8172 | 0.082 | 0.7352 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0.7842 | 0.0827 | 0.7015 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.8535 | 0.0816 | 0.7719 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.8555 | 0.1619 | 0.6936 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.8636 | 0.3762 | 0.4874 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.8681 | 0.3469 | 0.5212 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.8786 | 0.2771 | 0.6015 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.8916 | 0.4118 | 0.4798 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.9074 | 0.833 | 0.0744 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.917 | 0.9125 | 0.0045 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.924 | 0.8873 | 0.0367 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.9333 | 0.9007 | 0.0327 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Ireland or South Korea?
- Ireland, at 0.934 against 0.912 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Ireland and South Korea?
- 0.022, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Korea?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and South Korea rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Ireland ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.