Ireland vs South Korea: Democracy
Ireland
3
in 2025
South Korea
3
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Ireland
- South Korea
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3 against 3 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1800s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 2.3 | 0 | 2.3 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 2.83 | 0.1667 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ireland or South Korea?
- Ireland, at 3 against 3 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ireland and South Korea?
- 0, 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 democracy?
- Ireland ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.