What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 0.888 in 1996.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.351 in 1900.

How does Ireland rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Ireland ranks 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ireland data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Ireland

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Ireland
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ireland: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.866 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.866

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

24th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.888

in 1996

All-time low

0.351

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Ireland, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for egalitarian political institutions index in Ireland is 0.866, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Ireland peaked at 0.888 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.351, in 1900.

That places Ireland 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Ireland, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.351	—
1901	0.351	+0.0%
1902	0.365	+4.0%
1903	0.365	+0.0%
1904	0.365	+0.0%
1905	0.371	+1.6%
1906	0.369	-0.5%
1907	0.369	+0.0%
1908	0.371	+0.5%
1909	0.374	+0.8%
1910	0.373	-0.3%
1911	0.392	+5.1%
1912	0.398	+1.5%
1913	0.398	+0.0%
1914	0.398	+0.0%
1915	0.398	+0.0%
1916	0.398	+0.0%
1917	0.398	+0.0%
1918	0.398	+0.0%
1919	0.55	+38.2%
1920	0.504	-8.4%
1921	0.504	+0.0%
1922	0.554	+9.9%
1923	0.612	+10.5%
1924	0.645	+5.4%
1925	0.645	+0.0%
1926	0.645	+0.0%
1927	0.645	+0.0%
1928	0.645	+0.0%
1929	0.645	+0.0%
1930	0.645	+0.0%
1931	0.645	+0.0%
1932	0.663	+2.8%
1933	0.673	+1.5%
1934	0.673	+0.0%
1935	0.673	+0.0%
1936	0.697	+3.6%
1937	0.697	+0.0%
1938	0.697	+0.0%
1939	0.704	+1.0%
1940	0.704	+0.0%
1941	0.704	+0.0%
1942	0.704	+0.0%
1943	0.704	+0.0%
1944	0.704	+0.0%
1945	0.704	+0.0%
1946	0.704	+0.0%
1947	0.704	+0.0%
1948	0.708	+0.6%
1949	0.708	+0.0%
1950	0.746	+5.4%
1951	0.747	+0.1%
1952	0.747	+0.0%
1953	0.747	+0.0%
1954	0.747	+0.0%
1955	0.751	+0.5%
1956	0.751	+0.0%
1957	0.751	+0.0%
1958	0.751	+0.0%
1959	0.751	+0.0%
1960	0.752	+0.1%
1961	0.753	+0.1%
1962	0.753	+0.0%
1963	0.741	-1.6%
1964	0.742	+0.1%
1965	0.762	+2.7%
1966	0.769	+0.9%
1967	0.769	+0.0%
1968	0.769	+0.0%
1969	0.769	+0.0%
1970	0.801	+4.2%
1971	0.807	+0.7%
1972	0.803	-0.5%
1973	0.803	+0.0%
1974	0.804	+0.1%
1975	0.804	+0.0%
1976	0.804	+0.0%
1977	0.815	+1.4%
1978	0.815	+0.0%
1979	0.823	+1.0%
1980	0.828	+0.6%
1981	0.828	+0.0%
1982	0.828	+0.0%
1983	0.828	+0.0%
1984	0.828	+0.0%
1985	0.828	+0.0%
1986	0.843	+1.8%
1987	0.844	+0.1%
1988	0.844	+0.0%
1989	0.844	+0.0%
1990	0.863	+2.3%
1991	0.872	+1.0%
1992	0.872	+0.0%
1993	0.872	+0.0%
1994	0.884	+1.4%
1995	0.884	+0.0%
1996	0.888	+0.5%
1997	0.888	+0.0%
1998	0.888	+0.0%
1999	0.877	-1.2%
2000	0.866	-1.3%
2001	0.866	+0.0%
2002	0.866	+0.0%
2003	0.866	+0.0%
2004	0.866	+0.0%
2005	0.866	+0.0%
2006	0.869	+0.3%
2007	0.867	-0.2%
2008	0.865	-0.2%
2009	0.866	+0.1%
2010	0.866	+0.0%
2011	0.866	+0.0%
2012	0.852	-1.6%
2013	0.856	+0.5%
2014	0.856	+0.0%
2015	0.856	+0.0%
2016	0.859	+0.4%
2017	0.87	+1.3%
2018	0.868	-0.2%
2019	0.866	-0.2%
2020	0.867	+0.1%
2021	0.867	+0.0%
2022	0.869	+0.2%
2023	0.869	+0.0%
2024	0.866	-0.3%
2025	0.866	+0.0%

Ireland compared with similar countries

Ireland's 0.866 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Ireland's 0.866 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.3651	0.351	0.374	10
1910s	0.4101	0.373	0.55	10
1920s	0.6044	0.504	0.645	10
1930s	0.6767	0.645	0.704	10
1940s	0.7048	0.704	0.708	10
1950s	0.7489	0.746	0.751	10
1960s	0.7579	0.741	0.769	10
1970s	0.8079	0.801	0.823	10
1980s	0.8343	0.828	0.844	10
1990s	0.8788	0.863	0.888	10
2000s	0.8663	0.865	0.869	10
2010s	0.8615	0.852	0.87	10
2020s	0.8673	0.866	0.869	6

Countries ranked near Ireland

21 Latvia 0.873 compare
22 Greece 0.872 compare
22 South Korea 0.872 compare
25 Austria 0.859 compare
26 Australia 0.853 compare
27 New Zealand 0.85 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Ireland?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Ireland was 0.866 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 0.888 in 1996.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.351 in 1900.
How does Ireland rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Ireland ranks 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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