Democracy, gaps filled in Ireland

Ireland: Democracy, gaps filled was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
9
in 1981
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Democracy, gaps filled in Ireland, 1789–2025

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Ireland recorded 9 for democracy, gaps filled in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy, gaps filled in Ireland peaked at 9 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Democracy, gaps filled in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Democracy, gaps filled in Ireland, 1789 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1789 0
1790 3
1791 3 +0.0%
1792 3 +0.0%
1793 3 +0.0%
1794 3 +0.0%
1795 3 +0.0%
1796 3 +0.0%
1797 3 +0.0%
1798 3 +0.0%
1799 3 +0.0%
1800 3 +0.0%
1801 3 +0.0%
1802 3 +0.0%
1803 3 +0.0%
1804 3 +0.0%
1805 3 +0.0%
1806 3 +0.0%
1807 3 +0.0%
1808 3 +0.0%
1809 3 +0.0%
1810 3 +0.0%
1811 3 +0.0%
1812 3 +0.0%
1813 3 +0.0%
1814 3 +0.0%
1815 3 +0.0%
1816 3 +0.0%
1817 3 +0.0%
1818 3 +0.0%
1819 3 +0.0%
1820 3 +0.0%
1821 3 +0.0%
1822 3 +0.0%
1823 3 +0.0%
1824 3 +0.0%
1825 3 +0.0%
1826 3 +0.0%
1827 3 +0.0%
1828 3 +0.0%
1829 3 +0.0%
1830 3 +0.0%
1831 3 +0.0%
1832 3 +0.0%
1833 3 +0.0%
1834 3 +0.0%
1835 3 +0.0%
1836 3 +0.0%
1837 3 +0.0%
1838 3 +0.0%
1839 3 +0.0%
1840 3 +0.0%
1841 3 +0.0%
1842 3 +0.0%
1843 3 +0.0%
1844 3 +0.0%
1845 3 +0.0%
1846 3 +0.0%
1847 3 +0.0%
1848 3 +0.0%
1849 3 +0.0%
1850 3 +0.0%
1851 3 +0.0%
1852 3 +0.0%
1853 3 +0.0%
1854 3 +0.0%
1855 3 +0.0%
1856 3 +0.0%
1857 3 +0.0%
1858 3 +0.0%
1859 3 +0.0%
1860 3 +0.0%
1861 3 +0.0%
1862 3 +0.0%
1863 3 +0.0%
1864 3 +0.0%
1865 3 +0.0%
1866 3 +0.0%
1867 3 +0.0%
1868 3 +0.0%
1869 3 +0.0%
1870 3 +0.0%
1871 3 +0.0%
1872 3 +0.0%
1873 3 +0.0%
1874 3 +0.0%
1875 3 +0.0%
1876 3 +0.0%
1877 3 +0.0%
1878 3 +0.0%
1879 3 +0.0%
1880 3 +0.0%
1881 3 +0.0%
1882 3 +0.0%
1883 3 +0.0%
1884 3 +0.0%
1885 3 +0.0%
1886 3 +0.0%
1887 3 +0.0%
1888 3 +0.0%
1889 3 +0.0%
1890 3 +0.0%
1891 3 +0.0%
1892 3 +0.0%
1893 4 +33.3%
1894 4 +0.0%
1895 3 -25.0%
1896 4 +33.3%
1897 4 +0.0%
1898 4 +0.0%
1899 4 +0.0%
1900 4 +0.0%
1901 4 +0.0%
1902 4 +0.0%
1903 4 +0.0%
1904 4 +0.0%
1905 4 +0.0%
1906 4 +0.0%
1907 4 +0.0%
1908 4 +0.0%
1909 4 +0.0%
1910 4 +0.0%
1911 4 +0.0%
1912 4 +0.0%
1913 4 +0.0%
1914 4 +0.0%
1915 3 -25.0%
1916 3 +0.0%
1917 3 +0.0%
1918 3 +0.0%
1919 0 -100.0%
1920 0
1921 3
1922 6 +100.0%
1923 6 +0.0%
1924 8 +33.3%
1925 8 +0.0%
1926 8 +0.0%
1927 8 +0.0%
1928 8 +0.0%
1929 8 +0.0%
1930 8 +0.0%
1931 8 +0.0%
1932 8 +0.0%
1933 8 +0.0%
1934 8 +0.0%
1935 8 +0.0%
1936 8 +0.0%
1937 8 +0.0%
1938 8 +0.0%
1939 8 +0.0%
1940 8 +0.0%
1941 8 +0.0%
1942 8 +0.0%
1943 8 +0.0%
1944 8 +0.0%
1945 8 +0.0%
1946 8 +0.0%
1947 8 +0.0%
1948 8 +0.0%
1949 8 +0.0%
1950 8 +0.0%
1951 8 +0.0%
1952 8 +0.0%
1953 8 +0.0%
1954 8 +0.0%
1955 8 +0.0%
1956 8 +0.0%
1957 8 +0.0%
1958 8 +0.0%
1959 8 +0.0%
1960 8 +0.0%
1961 8 +0.0%
1962 8 +0.0%
1963 8 +0.0%
1964 8 +0.0%
1965 8 +0.0%
1966 8 +0.0%
1967 8 +0.0%
1968 8 +0.0%
1969 8 +0.0%
1970 8 +0.0%
1971 8 +0.0%
1972 8 +0.0%
1973 8 +0.0%
1974 8 +0.0%
1975 8 +0.0%
1976 8 +0.0%
1977 8 +0.0%
1978 8 +0.0%
1979 8 +0.0%
1980 8 +0.0%
1981 9 +12.5%
1982 9 +0.0%
1983 9 +0.0%
1984 9 +0.0%
1985 9 +0.0%
1986 9 +0.0%
1987 9 +0.0%
1988 9 +0.0%
1989 9 +0.0%
1990 9 +0.0%
1991 9 +0.0%
1992 9 +0.0%
1993 9 +0.0%
1994 9 +0.0%
1995 9 +0.0%
1996 9 +0.0%
1997 9 +0.0%
1998 9 +0.0%
1999 9 +0.0%
2000 9 +0.0%
2001 9 +0.0%
2002 9 +0.0%
2003 9 +0.0%
2004 9 +0.0%
2005 9 +0.0%
2006 9 +0.0%
2007 9 +0.0%
2008 9 +0.0%
2009 9 +0.0%
2010 9 +0.0%
2011 9 +0.0%
2012 9 +0.0%
2013 9 +0.0%
2014 9 +0.0%
2015 9 +0.0%
2016 9 +0.0%
2017 9 +0.0%
2018 9 +0.0%
2019 9 +0.0%
2020 9 +0.0%
2021 9 +0.0%
2022 9 +0.0%
2023 9 +0.0%
2024 9 +0.0%
2025 9 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0 0 0 1
1790s 3 3 3 10
1800s 3 3 3 10
1810s 3 3 3 10
1820s 3 3 3 10
1830s 3 3 3 10
1840s 3 3 3 10
1850s 3 3 3 10
1860s 3 3 3 10
1870s 3 3 3 10
1880s 3 3 3 10
1890s 3.6 3 4 10
1900s 4 4 4 10
1910s 3.2 0 4 10
1920s 6.3 0 8 10
1930s 8 8 8 10
1940s 8 8 8 10
1950s 8 8 8 10
1960s 8 8 8 10
1970s 8 8 8 10
1980s 8.9 8 9 10
1990s 9 9 9 10
2000s 9 9 9 10
2010s 9 9 9 10
2020s 9 9 9 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 1 Australia 9 compare
  2. 1 Belgium 9 compare
  3. 1 Switzerland 9 compare
  4. 1 Costa Rica 9 compare
  5. 1 Czechia 9 compare
  6. 1 Germany 9 compare
  7. 1 Denmark 9 compare
  8. 1 Spain 9 compare
  9. 1 Estonia 9 compare
  10. 1 Finland 9 compare
  11. 1 Iceland 9 compare
  12. 1 Japan 9 compare
  13. 1 Korea 9 compare
  14. 1 Luxembourg 9 compare
  15. 1 Latvia 9 compare
  16. 1 Netherlands 9 compare
  17. 1 Norway 9 compare
  18. 1 New Zealand 9 compare
  19. 1 Sweden 9 compare
  20. 1 Seychelles 9 compare
  21. 1 Chinese Taipei 9 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy, gaps filled in Ireland?
Democracy, gaps filled in Ireland was 9 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest democracy, gaps filled recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 1981.
What is the lowest democracy, gaps filled recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Ireland rank for democracy, gaps filled?
Ireland ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy, gaps filled rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Democracy, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 29,665 data points, 1789–2025
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Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.