Germany vs Ireland: Liberal political institutions
Germany
1
in 2025
Ireland
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Germany
- Ireland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
Across all 191 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 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 liberal political institutions, Germany or Ireland?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Germany and Ireland?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Ireland rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Germany ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions