Austria vs Netherlands: Deliberative Democracy Index
Austria
0.729
in 2025
Netherlands
0.742
in 2025
Austria rank
18th
Netherlands rank
17th
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.742 against 0.729 in Austria, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Netherlands ahead.
Austria ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.243 | 0.4165 | 0.1735 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.3852 | 0.5629 | 0.1777 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.1849 | 0.572 | 0.3871 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.4986 | 0.537 | 0.0384 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.5459 | 0.6714 | 0.1255 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.6142 | 0.7108 | 0.0966 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.6739 | 0.7856 | 0.1117 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.7586 | 0.7974 | 0.0388 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.7672 | 0.79 | 0.0228 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.7747 | 0.7902 | 0.0155 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.7739 | 0.8092 | 0.0353 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.7267 | 0.7837 | 0.057 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Austria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.742 against 0.729 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Austria and Netherlands?
- 0.013, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Austria ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.