Ireland vs Trinidad and Tobago: Democracy
Ireland
4
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
4
in 2025
Ireland rank
17th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Ireland
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4 against 4 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Ireland ranks 17th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 4.2 | 1.2 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 4 | 4.2 | 0.2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 4 | 4.4 | 0.4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 4 | 4.1 | 0.1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ireland or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Ireland, at 4 against 4 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for democracy?
- Ireland ranks 17th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).