Ireland

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 0.7 (2023). World rank 19 of 149 (1 = best); in Europe, 5 of 43. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 3.1 (2019). World rank 10 of 186 (1 = best); in Europe, 5 of 41. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 78.7 (2025). World rank 62 of 207 (1 = best); in Europe, 18 of 45. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 82.5 → 78.7 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (United Kingdom): political stability and absence of violence, homicides per 100,000 people, road deaths per 100,000 people, and suicides per 100,000 people.