Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
3.90 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 98/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Ireland
Europe & Central Asia · Europe & Central Asia · Capital: Dublin
Rank #13 of scored countries.
Survival
87.0
Living
70.9
Governance
91.5
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
3.88 per 1,000(2023)
Normalized: 70/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
14.00 %(2021)
Normalized: 83/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
96.13 %(2024)
Normalized: 96/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
2.50 %(2023)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
4.63 %(2025)
Normalized: 82/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
10.49 %(2025)
Normalized: 80/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
2.90 % of GDP(2021)
Normalized: 23/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
133,437 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
6.85 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 39/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
2.11 %(2024)
Normalized: 96/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
83.01 years(2024)
Normalized: 96/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
29.00 0–100 index(2023)
Normalized: 84/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.57 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 88/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.61 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 92/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.59 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 96/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.64 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 98/100 · higher is better
History
Ireland — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1987: -4.0 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 97.7 | 83.6 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 97.9 | 88.3 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 98.2 | 89.5 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 98.5 | 88.3 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 98.6 | 78.9 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 98.6 | 72.1 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 98.5 | 68.0 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 98.4 | 66.3 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 98.3 | 64.6 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 98.2 | 66.0 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 98.1 | 65.3 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 98.2 | 69.5 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 98.2 | 78.8 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 98.4 | 81.4 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 98.6 | 79.9 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 98.8 | 77.5 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 99.0 | 79.7 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 99.1 | 80.5 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 99.3 | 85.0 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 99.5 | 85.0 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 99.6 | 85.7 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 99.6 | 85.4 | — |
| 1987 | 86.5 | 6 | 99.6 | 87.1 | 64.8 |
| 1988 | 85.5 | 7 | 99.6 | 84.6 | 64.4 |
| 1989 | 85.1 | 7 | 99.6 | 82.6 | 65.4 |
| 1990 | 69.4 | 19 | 68.1 | 73.2 | 66.1 |
| 1991 | 64.3 | 21 | 54.6 | 74.4 | 65.8 |
| 1992 | 66.3 | 23 | 58.7 | 75.3 | 65.8 |
| 1993 | 65.6 | 26 | 57.4 | 74.2 | 66.6 |
| 1994 | 66.0 | 28 | 59.5 | 74.6 | 64.5 |
| 1995 | 67.4 | 24 | 65.0 | 73.7 | 62.6 |
| 1996 | 73.6 | 28 | 66.2 | 72.9 | 86.4 |
| 1997 | 74.9 | 26 | 69.1 | 73.2 | 86.7 |
| 1998 | 76.7 | 20 | 74.3 | 72.6 | 86.2 |
| 1999 | 78.0 | 19 | 78.6 | 71.7 | 86.2 |
| 2000 | 76.6 | 23 | 80.0 | 65.9 | 85.9 |
| 2001 | 78.3 | 21 | 84.3 | 66.0 | 86.0 |
| 2002 | 78.2 | 21 | 83.4 | 66.3 | 86.7 |
| 2003 | 78.2 | 21 | 83.5 | 66.9 | 85.7 |
| 2004 | 78.8 | 21 | 84.4 | 68.9 | 83.5 |
| 2005 | 81.7 | 15 | 87.6 | 69.7 | 89.3 |
| 2006 | 80.6 | 17 | 87.9 | 67.3 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 80.4 | 19 | 87.6 | 67.0 | 87.7 |
| 2008 | 82.0 | 14 | 85.3 | 73.6 | 88.4 |
| 2009 | 79.8 | 20 | 76.8 | 79.9 | 84.4 |
| 2010 | 78.3 | 19 | 74.5 | 79.2 | 83.2 |
| 2011 | 77.2 | 23 | 73.7 | 76.7 | 83.3 |
| 2012 | 77.3 | 23 | 73.4 | 77.0 | 83.7 |
| 2013 | 78.3 | 22 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 84.1 |
| 2014 | 78.2 | 24 | 75.7 | 75.3 | 86.4 |
| 2015 | 78.1 | 25 | 78.1 | 72.0 | 86.5 |
| 2016 | 78.8 | 23 | 80.5 | 72.1 | 85.4 |
| 2017 | 79.7 | 20 | 82.5 | 72.4 | 85.6 |
| 2018 | 80.1 | 18 | 83.3 | 71.9 | 86.6 |
| 2019 | 79.8 | 20 | 83.8 | 71.2 | 85.8 |
| 2020 | 80.6 | 15 | 82.9 | 72.5 | 88.2 |
| 2021 | 79.7 | 18 | 83.2 | 68.8 | 89.4 |
| 2022 | 79.7 | 19 | 85.3 | 65.8 | 90.0 |
| 2023 | 81.3 | 15 | 87.0 | 68.1 | 90.7 |
| 2024 | 82.3 | 13 | 87.2 | 70.5 | 91.0 |
| 2025 | 82.5 | 13 | 86.9 | 70.9 | 91.5 |
| 2026 | 82.6 | 13 | 86.6 | 71.4 | 91.8 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Ireland.