Australia vs Ireland: Rule of law index
Australia
0.99
in 2025
Ireland
0.983
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
Ireland rank
1st
Rule of law index over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.99 against 0.983 in Ireland, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 1st of 173 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 23 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.777 | 0.673 | 0.104 | Australia |
| 1790s | 0.476 | 0.673 | 0.197 | Ireland |
| 1800s | 0.347 | 0.673 | 0.326 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 0.819 | 0.673 | 0.146 | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.8785 | 0.781 | 0.0975 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.904 | 0.8148 | 0.0892 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.904 | 0.822 | 0.082 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.9312 | 0.8616 | 0.0696 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.972 | 0.8759 | 0.0961 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.972 | 0.937 | 0.035 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.972 | 0.9489 | 0.0231 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.972 | 0.954 | 0.018 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.9749 | 0.963 | 0.0119 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.9768 | 0.9563 | 0.0205 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.9772 | 0.9358 | 0.0414 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.9764 | 0.9598 | 0.0166 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.9761 | 0.9573 | 0.0188 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.99 | 0.9618 | 0.0282 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.99 | 0.959 | 0.031 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9905 | 0.9557 | 0.0348 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.993 | 0.9509 | 0.0421 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.993 | 0.9578 | 0.0352 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.993 | 0.9685 | 0.0245 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9898 | 0.9785 | 0.0113 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9897 | 0.9823 | 0.0073 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Australia or Ireland?
- Australia, at 0.99 against 0.983 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Australia and Ireland?
- 0.007, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for rule of law index?
- Australia ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 1st of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.