Austria vs Cyprus: Academic Freedom Index

Austria
0.881
in 2025
Cyprus
0.889
in 2025
Austria rank
21st
Cyprus rank
20th

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Austria
  • Cyprus
0.20.40.60.81191819712025

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.889 against 0.881 in Austria, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 21st and Cyprus ranks 20th of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic Freedom Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.