What is free and fair elections index in Ireland?

Free and fair elections index in Ireland was 0.945 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 0.953 in 2024.

What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.

How does Ireland rank for free and fair elections index?

Ireland ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Ireland data come from?

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

Free and Fair Elections Index in Ireland

Name: Free and Fair Elections Index in Ireland
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ireland: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.945 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.945

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

13th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.953

in 2024

All-time low

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Free and Fair Elections Index in Ireland, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for free and fair elections index in Ireland is 0.945, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Ireland peaked at 0.953 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

Ireland ranks 13th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Free and Fair Elections Index in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Free and Fair Elections Index in Ireland, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0	—
1790	0.119	—
1791	0.175	+47.1%
1792	0.175	+0.0%
1793	0.175	+0.0%
1794	0.175	+0.0%
1795	0.175	+0.0%
1796	0.219	+25.1%
1797	0.174	-20.5%
1798	0.174	+0.0%
1799	0.174	+0.0%
1800	0.174	+0.0%
1801	0.215	+23.6%
1802	0.215	+0.0%
1803	0.178	-17.2%
1804	0.178	+0.0%
1805	0.178	+0.0%
1806	0.217	+21.9%
1807	0.223	+2.8%
1808	0.175	-21.5%
1809	0.175	+0.0%
1810	0.222	+26.9%
1811	0.175	-21.2%
1812	0.218	+24.6%
1813	0.182	-16.5%
1814	0.182	+0.0%
1815	0.182	+0.0%
1816	0.182	+0.0%
1817	0.182	+0.0%
1818	0.221	+21.4%
1819	0.182	-17.6%
1820	0.213	+17.0%
1821	0.17	-20.2%
1822	0.17	+0.0%
1823	0.17	+0.0%
1824	0.17	+0.0%
1825	0.17	+0.0%
1826	0.216	+27.1%
1827	0.175	-19.0%
1828	0.175	+0.0%
1829	0.175	+0.0%
1830	0.219	+25.1%
1831	0.216	-1.4%
1832	0.223	+3.2%
1833	0.278	+24.7%
1834	0.278	+0.0%
1835	0.317	+14.0%
1836	0.279	-12.0%
1837	0.318	+14.0%
1838	0.273	-14.2%
1839	0.273	+0.0%
1840	0.273	+0.0%
1841	0.316	+15.8%
1842	0.272	-13.9%
1843	0.272	+0.0%
1844	0.272	+0.0%
1845	0.272	+0.0%
1846	0.272	+0.0%
1847	0.311	+14.3%
1848	0.28	-10.0%
1849	0.28	+0.0%
1850	0.28	+0.0%
1851	0.28	+0.0%
1852	0.315	+12.5%
1853	0.275	-12.7%
1854	0.275	+0.0%
1855	0.275	+0.0%
1856	0.275	+0.0%
1857	0.307	+11.6%
1858	0.275	-10.4%
1859	0.309	+12.4%
1860	0.278	-10.0%
1861	0.278	+0.0%
1862	0.278	+0.0%
1863	0.278	+0.0%
1864	0.278	+0.0%
1865	0.338	+21.6%
1866	0.342	+1.2%
1867	0.342	+0.0%
1868	0.362	+5.8%
1869	0.338	-6.6%
1870	0.338	+0.0%
1871	0.338	+0.0%
1872	0.338	+0.0%
1873	0.338	+0.0%
1874	0.411	+21.6%
1875	0.393	-4.4%
1876	0.393	+0.0%
1877	0.393	+0.0%
1878	0.393	+0.0%
1879	0.393	+0.0%
1880	0.466	+18.6%
1881	0.472	+1.3%
1882	0.472	+0.0%
1883	0.472	+0.0%
1884	0.472	+0.0%
1885	0.495	+4.9%
1886	0.594	+20.0%
1887	0.608	+2.4%
1888	0.608	+0.0%
1889	0.608	+0.0%
1890	0.608	+0.0%
1891	0.608	+0.0%
1892	0.633	+4.1%
1893	0.694	+9.6%
1894	0.694	+0.0%
1895	0.677	-2.4%
1896	0.692	+2.2%
1897	0.692	+0.0%
1898	0.692	+0.0%
1899	0.692	+0.0%
1900	0.697	+0.7%
1901	0.72	+3.3%
1902	0.72	+0.0%
1903	0.72	+0.0%
1904	0.72	+0.0%
1905	0.72	+0.0%
1906	0.717	-0.4%
1907	0.717	+0.0%
1908	0.717	+0.0%
1909	0.717	+0.0%
1910	0.721	+0.6%
1911	0.721	+0.0%
1912	0.721	+0.0%
1913	0.721	+0.0%
1914	0.721	+0.0%
1915	0.721	+0.0%
1916	0.721	+0.0%
1917	0.721	+0.0%
1918	0.721	+0.0%
1919	0	-100.0%
1920	0	—
1921	0.454	—
1922	0.78	+71.8%
1923	0.817	+4.7%
1924	0.817	+0.0%
1925	0.817	+0.0%
1926	0.817	+0.0%
1927	0.825	+1.0%
1928	0.842	+2.1%
1929	0.842	+0.0%
1930	0.842	+0.0%
1931	0.842	+0.0%
1932	0.86	+2.1%
1933	0.862	+0.2%
1934	0.862	+0.0%
1935	0.862	+0.0%
1936	0.862	+0.0%
1937	0.861	-0.1%
1938	0.859	-0.2%
1939	0.859	+0.0%
1940	0.859	+0.0%
1941	0.859	+0.0%
1942	0.859	+0.0%
1943	0.864	+0.6%
1944	0.868	+0.5%
1945	0.872	+0.5%
1946	0.875	+0.3%
1947	0.875	+0.0%
1948	0.874	-0.1%
1949	0.874	+0.0%
1950	0.874	+0.0%
1951	0.877	+0.3%
1952	0.879	+0.2%
1953	0.879	+0.0%
1954	0.879	+0.0%
1955	0.879	+0.0%
1956	0.879	+0.0%
1957	0.884	+0.6%
1958	0.886	+0.2%
1959	0.885	-0.1%
1960	0.885	+0.0%
1961	0.892	+0.8%
1962	0.912	+2.2%
1963	0.912	+0.0%
1964	0.912	+0.0%
1965	0.912	+0.0%
1966	0.913	+0.1%
1967	0.914	+0.1%
1968	0.914	+0.0%
1969	0.915	+0.1%
1970	0.915	+0.0%
1971	0.915	+0.0%
1972	0.915	+0.0%
1973	0.907	-0.9%
1974	0.909	+0.2%
1975	0.909	+0.0%
1976	0.909	+0.0%
1977	0.91	+0.1%
1978	0.911	+0.1%
1979	0.911	+0.0%
1980	0.911	+0.0%
1981	0.925	+1.5%
1982	0.921	-0.4%
1983	0.919	-0.2%
1984	0.919	+0.0%
1985	0.919	+0.0%
1986	0.919	+0.0%
1987	0.929	+1.1%
1988	0.931	+0.2%
1989	0.931	+0.0%
1990	0.93	-0.1%
1991	0.922	-0.9%
1992	0.922	+0.0%
1993	0.925	+0.3%
1994	0.925	+0.0%
1995	0.929	+0.4%
1996	0.929	+0.0%
1997	0.933	+0.4%
1998	0.935	+0.2%
1999	0.935	+0.0%
2000	0.935	+0.0%
2001	0.935	+0.0%
2002	0.936	+0.1%
2003	0.937	+0.1%
2004	0.937	+0.0%
2005	0.937	+0.0%
2006	0.937	+0.0%
2007	0.945	+0.9%
2008	0.951	+0.6%
2009	0.951	+0.0%
2010	0.951	+0.0%
2011	0.949	-0.2%
2012	0.949	+0.0%
2013	0.949	+0.0%
2014	0.949	+0.0%
2015	0.949	+0.0%
2016	0.936	-1.4%
2017	0.934	-0.2%
2018	0.933	-0.1%
2019	0.936	+0.3%
2020	0.936	+0.0%
2021	0.949	+1.4%
2022	0.949	+0.0%
2023	0.95	+0.1%
2024	0.953	+0.3%
2025	0.945	-0.8%

Ireland compared with similar countries

Ireland's 0.945 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.929, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Ireland's 0.945 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8955, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0	0	0	1
1790s	0.1735	0.119	0.219	10
1800s	0.1928	0.174	0.223	10
1810s	0.1928	0.175	0.222	10
1820s	0.1804	0.17	0.216	10
1830s	0.2674	0.216	0.318	10
1840s	0.282	0.272	0.316	10
1850s	0.2866	0.275	0.315	10
1860s	0.3112	0.278	0.362	10
1870s	0.3728	0.338	0.411	10
1880s	0.5267	0.466	0.608	10
1890s	0.6682	0.608	0.694	10
1900s	0.7165	0.697	0.72	10
1910s	0.6489	0	0.721	10
1920s	0.7011	0	0.842	10
1930s	0.8571	0.842	0.862	10
1940s	0.8679	0.859	0.875	10
1950s	0.8801	0.874	0.886	10
1960s	0.9081	0.885	0.915	10
1970s	0.9111	0.907	0.915	10
1980s	0.9224	0.911	0.931	10
1990s	0.9285	0.922	0.935	10
2000s	0.9401	0.935	0.951	10
2010s	0.9435	0.933	0.951	10
2020s	0.947	0.936	0.953	6

Countries ranked near Ireland

11 Estonia 0.952 compare
12 Uruguay 0.947 compare
13 Italy 0.945 compare
13 Sweden 0.945 compare
16 Canada 0.944 compare
16 Costa Rica 0.944 compare
16 Greece 0.944 compare
16 Luxembourg 0.944 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Ireland

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
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 free and fair elections index in Ireland?: Free and fair elections index in Ireland was 0.945 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 0.953 in 2024.
What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Ireland rank for free and fair elections index?: Ireland ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ireland data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.