FreedomRankings
IE

Ireland

Europe

Ireland ranks #4 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 82.6/100.

Score
82.6
A-

Universal category breakdown

Freedom of Movement
9.9A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 9.9/10

Fraser HFIView source
Religion
9.9A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 9.9/10

Fraser HFIView source
Equal Protection
9.6A+

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.958 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Assembly & Association
9.1A+

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.912 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Free Expression
8.7A

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 86.9/100

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Due Process
8.2A-

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.82/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source
Economic Liberty
8.1A-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 8.1/10

Fraser HFIView source
Property Rights
7.9B+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 7.9/10

Fraser HFIView source
Political Participation
6.2C+

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.619 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source