Austria vs Denmark: Academic Freedom Index

Austria
0.881
in 2025
Denmark
0.875
in 2025
Austria rank
21st
Denmark rank
24th

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Austria
  • Denmark
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.881 against 0.875 in Denmark, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Denmark ahead.

Austria ranks 21st and Denmark ranks 24th 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.