Ireland vs Myanmar (Burma): Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.96 of 1 in Ireland and 0.1 of 1 in Myanmar (Burma), by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0.85 of 1, or 9.37 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

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What the numbers say

Ireland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1790.
In 2025, Ireland ranked 4 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 171 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Year	Ireland	Myanmar (Burma)	World
2025	0.96	0.1	0.65
2024	0.96	0.1	0.65
2023	0.96	0.1	0.66
2022	0.96	0.11	0.66
2021	0.95	0.11	0.67
2020	0.96	0.49	0.67
2019	0.96	0.5	0.68
2018	0.94	0.48	0.68
2017	0.96	0.47	0.68
2016	0.96	0.47	0.68
2015	0.96	0.47	0.69
2014	0.96	0.41	0.69
2013	0.96	0.41	0.7
2012	0.96	0.38	0.7
2011	0.95	0.34	0.7
2010	0.95	0.23	0.7
2009	0.95	0.12	0.69
2008	0.95	0.12	0.69
2007	0.95	0.11	0.69
2006	0.95	0.12	0.69
2005	0.95	0.12	0.69
2004	0.95	0.12	0.69
2003	0.95	0.12	0.69
2002	0.95	0.12	0.68
2001	0.95	0.12	0.68
2000	0.95	0.12	0.67
1999	0.95	0.12	0.66
1998	0.95	0.12	0.65
1997	0.95	0.12	0.65
1996	0.95	0.12	0.65
1995	0.95	0.12	0.65
1994	0.95	0.12	0.64
1993	0.95	0.12	0.63
1992	0.95	0.12	0.62
1991	0.95	0.12	0.6
1990	0.94	0.12	0.57
1989	0.93	0.12	0.51
1988	0.93	0.1	0.5
1987	0.93	0.1	0.5
1986	0.93	0.1	0.49
1985	0.93	0.1	0.48
1984	0.93	0.1	0.47
1983	0.93	0.1	0.47
1982	0.92	0.1	0.46
1981	0.92	0.1	0.46
1980	0.92	0.1	0.46
1979	0.92	0.1	0.45
1978	0.92	0.1	0.44
1977	0.92	0.1	0.44
1976	0.92	0.1	0.44
1975	0.92	0.1	0.44
1974	0.92	0.1	0.43
1973	0.92	0.1	0.43
1972	0.92	0.1	0.44
1971	0.92	0.1	0.44
1970	0.91	0.1	0.44
1969	0.9	0.1	0.44
1968	0.9	0.1	0.45
1967	0.9	0.1	0.45
1966	0.9	0.1	0.46
1965	0.9	0.1	0.46
1964	0.9	0.11	0.46
1963	0.9	0.13	0.46
1962	0.9	0.24	0.46
1961	0.9	0.54	0.46
1960	0.9	0.54	0.46
1959	0.89	0.54	0.44
1958	0.89	0.54	0.44
1957	0.89	0.56	0.43
1956	0.89	0.56	0.43
1955	0.89	0.56	0.43
1954	0.89	0.56	0.43
1953	0.89	0.56	0.43
1952	0.89	0.56	0.43
1951	0.89	0.56	0.43
1950	0.89	0.56	0.42
1949	0.89	0.56	0.42
1948	0.88	0.55	0.42
1947	0.88	0.52	0.42
1946	0.88	0.53	0.42
1945	0.88	0.34	0.38
1944	0.88	0.31	0.35
1943	0.88	0.3	0.35
1942	0.88	0.31	0.35
1941	0.88	0.49	0.35
1940	0.88	0.49	0.36
1939	0.88	0.49	0.38
1938	0.88	0.49	0.39
1937	0.88	0.49	0.39
1936	0.88	0.49	0.39
1935	0.88	0.49	0.4
1934	0.86	0.48	0.4
1933	0.86	0.48	0.4
1932	0.86	0.48	0.41
1931	0.86	0.48	0.41
1930	0.86	0.48	0.41
1929	0.86	0.48	0.41
1928	0.86	0.48	0.41
1927	0.86	0.48	0.41
1926	0.86	0.48	0.41
1925	0.82	0.48	0.41
1924	0.8	0.48	0.42
1923	0.74	0.48	0.41
1922	0.71	0.48	0.42
1921	0.68	0.46	0.42
1920	0.68	0.45	0.42
1919	0.67	0.45	0.41
1918	0.81	0.45	0.4
1917	0.81	0.45	0.39
1916	0.81	0.45	0.39
1915	0.82	0.45	0.4
1914	0.82	0.45	0.4
1913	0.84	0.45	0.41
1912	0.84	0.45	0.41
1911	0.84	0.45	0.41
1910	0.84	0.45	0.41
1909	0.83	0.45	0.41
1908	0.83	0.45	0.41
1907	0.83	0.45	0.41
1906	0.83	0.45	0.41
1905	0.83	0.45	0.41
1904	0.83	0.45	0.41
1903	0.83	0.45	0.41
1902	0.83	0.45	0.41
1901	0.83	0.45	0.41
1900	0.83	0.45	0.41
1899	0.83	0.45	0.47
1898	0.83	0.45	0.47
1897	0.83	0.45	0.46
1896	0.83	0.45	0.47
1895	0.83	0.45	0.46
1894	0.83	0.45	0.46
1893	0.83	0.45	0.46
1892	0.83	0.45	0.45
1891	0.83	0.45	0.45
1890	0.83	0.45	0.45
1889	0.83	0.45	0.45
1888	0.83	0.45	0.45
1887	0.83	0.45	0.45
1886	0.83	0.45	0.44
1885	0.83	0.2	0.44
1884	0.83	0.2	0.44
1883	0.83	0.2	0.44
1882	0.82	0.2	0.44
1881	0.82	0.2	0.44
1880	0.82	0.2	0.44
1879	0.8	0.2	0.45
1878	0.8	0.2	0.45
1877	0.8	0.2	0.44
1876	0.8	0.2	0.45
1875	0.8	0.2	0.45
1874	0.8	0.2	0.45
1873	0.8	0.2	0.45
1872	0.79	0.14	0.44
1871	0.79	0.14	0.45
1870	0.78	0.14	0.44
1869	0.77	0.14	0.44
1868	0.79	0.14	0.43
1867	0.78	0.14	0.44
1866	0.78	0.14	0.43
1865	0.78	0.14	0.43
1864	0.78	0.14	0.42
1863	0.78	0.14	0.43
1862	0.78	0.14	0.43
1861	0.78	0.13	0.42
1860	0.78	0.13	0.41
1859	0.78	0.13	0.4
1858	0.78	0.13	0.4
1857	0.78	0.13	0.4
1856	0.78	0.13	0.4
1855	0.78	0.13	0.4
1854	0.78	0.13	0.4
1853	0.78	0.13	0.4
1852	0.78	0.13	0.39
1851	0.78	0.13	0.39
1850	0.77	0.13	0.39
1849	0.77	0.13	0.41
1848	0.77	0.13	0.4
1847	0.77	0.13	0.38
1846	0.77	0.13	0.38
1845	0.77	0.13	0.37
1844	0.77	0.13	0.37
1843	0.75	0.13	0.37
1842	0.75	0.13	0.37
1841	0.75	0.13	0.37
1840	0.75	0.13	0.36
1839	0.73	0.13	0.36
1838	0.72	0.13	0.36
1837	0.71	0.13	0.36
1836	0.71	0.12	0.36
1835	0.71	0.12	0.36
1834	0.66	0.12	0.35
1833	0.64	0.12	0.35
1832	0.63	0.12	0.35
1831	0.63	0.12	0.35
1830	0.63	0.12	0.35
1829	0.59	0.12	0.35
1828	0.6	0.12	0.35
1827	0.6	0.12	0.35
1826	0.6	0.12	0.35
1825	0.59	0.12	0.35
1824	0.55	0.12	0.34
1823	0.55	0.12	0.35
1822	0.55	0.12	0.34
1821	0.55	0.12	0.34
1820	0.55	0.12	0.33
1819	0.54	0.12	0.32
1818	0.56	0.12	0.31
1817	0.56	0.12	0.31
1816	0.56	0.12	0.32
1815	0.57	0.12	0.32
1814	0.57	0.12	0.3
1813	0.57	0.12	0.29
1812	0.57	0.12	0.28
1811	0.57	0.12	0.28
1810	0.57	0.12	0.29
1809	0.57	0.12	0.29
1808	0.57	0.12	0.28
1807	0.57	0.12	0.28
1806	0.57	0.12	0.27
1805	0.57	0.12	0.27
1804	0.57	0.12	0.27
1803	0.57	0.12	0.27
1802	0.57	0.12	0.27
1801	0.57	0.12	0.27
1800	0.57	0.12	0.27
1799	0.57	0.12	0.28
1798	0.57	0.12	0.27
1797	0.57	0.12	0.27
1796	0.57	0.12	0.27
1795	0.54	0.12	0.27
1794	0.55	0.12	0.27
1793	0.55	0.12	0.27
1792	0.55	0.12	0.27
1791	0.56	0.1	0.27
1790	0.56	0.1	0.27
1789	0.56	–	0.27

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Good to know

V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Ireland vs Myanmar (Burma)

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Electoral democracyIreland: 0.89 of 1 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 0.08 of 1 in 2025

Conflict

Deaths in conflictsIreland: 0 deaths in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 2,720 deaths in 2022