Canada vs Ireland: Gender of the head of state
Canada
1
in 2025
Ireland
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Gender of the head of state over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 184 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Ireland ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | Canada |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.1667 | 0.8333 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the head of state, Canada or Ireland?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the head of state between Canada and Ireland?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 184 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for gender of the head of state?
- Canada ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Denotes whether the head of state in office on December 31 is a woman.