Mary Lou McDonald

🇮🇪Ireland

Rank #11

Score: 80

About Mary Lou McDonald

Mary Lou McDonald (b.1969) is the leader of Sinn Féin and a senior national politician. She has steered her party toward broad electoral gains, campaigning on housing, public services and social equality. McDonald combines parliamentary leadership with a focus on social policy and republican politics.

Scoring Breakdown

Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI

Ireland HDI ≈ 0.9559/10

Source: UNDP — Human Development country insights (2022)

GDP per capita

Ireland GDP per capita (World Bank)9/10

Source: World Bank — Ireland country data (2023)

Gini coefficient

Ireland Gini ≈ 29–323/10

Source: World Bank — Gini index (IE) (2021)

Employment rate