Ireland vs Spain

Ireland vs Spain: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.89 of 1 in Ireland and 0.82 of 1 in Spain, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0.07 of 1, or 1.08 times that in Spain.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Ireland vs Spain: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.89 of 1 in Ireland and 0.82 of 1 in Spain, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0.07 of 1, or 1.08 times that in Spain.
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What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Spain.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearIrelandSpainWorld
20250.890.820.48
20240.90.830.49
20230.890.850.49
20220.890.870.5
20210.90.850.5
20200.890.870.51
20190.890.870.52
20180.890.850.52
20170.890.840.52
20160.890.850.52
20150.90.860.52
20140.90.870.52
20130.90.880.52
20120.90.890.53
20110.90.890.53
20100.90.890.52
20090.90.890.52
20080.90.890.52
20070.890.880.52
20060.880.880.52
20050.880.880.52
20040.880.880.51
20030.880.880.51
20020.880.890.5
20010.890.890.49
20000.890.890.49
19990.880.890.49
19980.880.890.49
19970.880.890.49
19960.880.890.48
19950.870.890.47
19940.870.890.47
19930.870.890.46
19920.870.890.44
19910.870.890.42
19900.850.890.41
19890.840.890.36
19880.840.890.36
19870.840.890.35
19860.830.890.34
19850.830.890.34
19840.830.890.33
19830.830.890.32
19820.830.880.32
19810.830.870.32
19800.830.870.32
19790.830.860.31
19780.830.770.3
19770.820.40.3
19760.820.150.29
19750.820.120.29
19740.820.110.29
19730.820.110.29
19720.820.110.29
19710.820.110.29
19700.820.10.29
19690.810.10.29
19680.810.10.3
19670.810.090.29
19660.810.080.29
19650.810.070.3
19640.810.070.3
19630.80.070.3
19620.80.070.29
19610.790.070.29
19600.780.070.28
19590.780.070.27
19580.780.070.27
19570.780.070.27
19560.780.070.26
19550.780.070.25
19540.780.070.25
19530.780.070.24
19520.780.070.24
19510.780.070.24
19500.780.070.23
19490.780.070.22
19480.770.070.22
19470.770.070.21
19460.770.070.19
19450.750.070.16
19440.750.070.14
19430.740.070.14
19420.740.070.14
19410.740.070.15
19400.740.070.15
19390.740.170.17
19380.760.340.17
19370.760.360.17
19360.760.50.17
19350.750.550.17
19340.750.550.18
19330.750.560.18
19320.750.560.19
19310.740.270.18
19300.740.060.18
19290.740.060.19
19280.740.060.19
19270.730.060.19
19260.720.060.19
19250.720.060.19
19240.720.060.19
19230.640.090.19
19220.60.180.19
19210.440.180.19
19200.280.180.18
19190.270.180.16
19180.460.180.15
19170.460.180.15
19160.460.180.15
19150.460.180.15
19140.470.180.15
19130.480.180.15
19120.480.180.15
19110.480.180.15
19100.480.180.15
19090.480.180.15
19080.480.180.15
19070.480.180.15
19060.480.180.15
19050.480.180.15
19040.480.180.14
19030.480.180.14
19020.480.180.15
19010.480.180.14
19000.470.190.14
18990.470.180.22
18980.470.180.22
18970.460.190.22
18960.460.190.22
18950.460.180.22
18940.460.180.21
18930.460.190.21
18920.450.190.21
18910.440.190.2
18900.440.160.2
18890.440.160.2
18880.440.160.2
18870.440.160.2
18860.440.160.19
18850.410.160.19
18840.410.160.2
18830.380.160.19
18820.380.160.19
18810.380.150.19
18800.370.140.19
18790.360.140.19
18780.360.160.18
18770.360.160.18
18760.360.160.19
18750.360.160.18
18740.370.190.18
18730.350.270.18
18720.350.270.18
18710.350.270.18
18700.350.270.18
18690.350.270.17
18680.350.150.17
18670.350.130.17
18660.330.130.16
18650.330.130.16
18640.320.130.16
18630.320.130.16
18620.320.130.16
18610.320.130.15
18600.320.130.15
18590.320.130.14
18580.310.130.14
18570.320.120.14
18560.310.140.13
18550.310.140.13
18540.310.140.13
18530.310.120.13
18520.320.120.13
18510.320.120.13
18500.310.120.13
18490.310.120.15
18480.310.120.13
18470.320.130.11
18460.310.130.11
18450.310.130.11
18440.310.130.11
18430.310.130.1
18420.310.130.1
18410.320.130.1
18400.310.180.1
18390.30.160.1
18380.30.160.09
18370.310.160.09
18360.30.140.1
18350.310.060.09
18340.30.060.09
18330.30.040.09
18320.290.040.09
18310.290.040.09
18300.290.040.09
18290.280.040.08
18280.280.040.08
18270.280.040.09
18260.290.040.08
18250.280.040.08
18240.260.040.08
18230.260.160.08
18220.260.180.08
18210.260.180.07
18200.270.170.07
18190.260.030.06
18180.270.030.06
18170.270.030.06
18160.270.030.06
18150.270.030.06
18140.270.080.05
18130.270.120.05
18120.280.10.06
18110.270.070.06
18100.280.070.06
18090.270.070.05
18080.270.060.05
18070.280.020.05
18060.280.020.05
18050.270.020.05
18040.270.020.05
18030.270.020.05
18020.280.020.05
18010.280.020.05
18000.270.020.05
17990.270.020.05
17980.270.020.06
17970.270.020.05
17960.280.020.05
17950.270.020.05
17940.270.020.05
17930.270.020.05
17920.270.020.05
17910.280.020.05
17900.260.020.05
17890.240.020.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, 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.

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