India vs Ireland: Democracy
India
2
in 2018
Ireland
2
in 2018
India rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- India
- Ireland
How they compare
India currently reports 2 against 2 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, India or Ireland?
- India, at 2 against 2 in Ireland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between India and Ireland?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Ireland?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2018.
- How do India and Ireland rank globally for democracy?
- India ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).