Social Development in Ireland 168 indicators covering social development for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 137,869 2025 up 2,157.2% 44th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 69 2025 up 1,280.0% 159th Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 1,083.1% 160th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 69 2025 up 1,280.0% 159th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0251 units per person 2025 up 1,835.2% 18th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 844.8% 86th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.53 % change on previous year 2025 up 122.6% 38th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 137,869 2025 up 2,157.2% 44th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.47 % change on previous year 2025 up 105.1% 109th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 477.7% 181st Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.956 2025 unchanged 4th Liberal Democracy Index 0.822 2025 down 0.4% 6th Electoral Democracy Index 0.887 2025 down 0.9% 5th Freedom of Association Index 0.912 2025 down 0.5% 10th Freedom of Expression Index 0.97 2025 down 0.4% 2nd Participatory Democracy Index 0.619 2025 down 3.9% 10th Varieties of democracy 0.887 2025 down 0.9% 5th Liberal democracy 3 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.956 2025 unchanged 4th Key features of human rights 0.956 2025 unchanged 4th Key features of electoral democracy 0.887 2025 down 0.9% 5th Key features of liberal democracy 0.822 2025 down 0.4% 6th Executive Corruption Index 0.017 2025 unchanged 169th Judicial Corruption Score 1.92 2025 down 23.6% 24th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.02 2025 down 16.7% 164th Key features of democracy 0.887 2025 down 0.9% 5th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -0.8939 % change on previous year 2025 — 98th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -0.9639 % change on previous year 2025 down 894.2% 100th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.822 2025 down 0.4% 6th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -0.8939 % change on previous year 2025 — 98th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -0.1045 % change on previous year 2025 down 199.8% 86th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 3 2025 unchanged 1st Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -0.8939 % change on previous year 2025 — 98th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.887 2025 down 0.9% 5th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.775 2025 down 0.3% 8th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.804 2025 up 0.1% 6th Direct Democracy Index 0.189 2025 down 9.1% 29th Key media freedoms 3.04 2025 up 1.6% 6th Media Corruption Score 2.76 2025 up 11.1% 12th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.922 2025 down 0.2% 10th Legislative Corruption Score 1.66 2025 up 7.4% 23rd Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.5% 132nd Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.3% 117th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.5% 132nd Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.5% 132nd Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 118th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.65 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,801.2% 28th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 184th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 3.12 2019 up 29.0% 24th Page 1 of 3 Next →