What is liberal political institutions index in Ireland?

Liberal political institutions index in Ireland was 0.934 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.934 in 2019.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.635 in 1920.

How does Ireland rank for liberal political institutions index?

Ireland ranks 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Ireland

Name: Liberal 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: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.934 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.934

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

15th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.934

in 2019

All-time low

0.635

in 1920

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Ireland, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.934 for liberal political institutions index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Ireland peaked at 0.934 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.635, in 1920.

Ireland ranks 15th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.671	0.671	0.671	1
1790s	0.6766	0.671	0.685	10
1800s	0.6868	0.685	0.687	10
1810s	0.687	0.687	0.687	10
1820s	0.687	0.687	0.687	10
1830s	0.7382	0.711	0.761	10
1840s	0.7634	0.761	0.765	10
1850s	0.765	0.765	0.765	10
1860s	0.7824	0.765	0.789	10
1870s	0.7994	0.794	0.8	10
1880s	0.8251	0.809	0.832	10
1890s	0.832	0.832	0.832	10
1900s	0.841	0.841	0.841	10
1910s	0.8172	0.644	0.844	10
1920s	0.7842	0.635	0.851	10
1930s	0.8535	0.851	0.856	10
1940s	0.8555	0.85	0.857	10
1950s	0.8636	0.859	0.867	10
1960s	0.8681	0.867	0.869	10
1970s	0.8786	0.869	0.884	10
1980s	0.8916	0.878	0.9	10
1990s	0.9074	0.894	0.917	10
2000s	0.917	0.917	0.917	10
2010s	0.924	0.917	0.934	10
2020s	0.9333	0.932	0.934	6

Countries ranked near Ireland

12 Netherlands 0.945 compare
13 New Zealand 0.938 compare
14 France 0.936 compare
16 Uruguay 0.926 compare
17 Lithuania 0.923 compare
18 South Korea 0.912 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Ireland

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Summer temperature anomalies 1.31 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month -0.6528 °C (2026)
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Autumn temperature anomalies -0.5528 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.8957 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Ireland?: Liberal political institutions index in Ireland was 0.934 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 0.934 in 2019.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.635 in 1920.
How does Ireland rank for liberal political institutions index?: Ireland ranks 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.