Australia vs Austria: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Australia
0.726
in 2025
Austria
0.723
in 2025
Australia rank
16th
Austria rank
18th
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- Australia
- Austria
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.726 against 0.723 in Austria, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Austria ranks 18th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Austria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Austria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.5225 | 0.2365 | 0.286 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.5573 | 0.4352 | 0.1221 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.5603 | 0.2496 | 0.3106 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.5834 | 0.6278 | 0.0444 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.6172 | 0.6686 | 0.0514 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.6821 | 0.7121 | 0.03 | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.7414 | 0.7615 | 0.0201 | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.7781 | 0.7688 | 0.0093 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.7948 | 0.76 | 0.0348 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.7887 | 0.7657 | 0.023 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.7651 | 0.7645 | 0.0006 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.7193 | 0.7427 | 0.0233 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Australia or Austria?
- Australia, at 0.726 against 0.723 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Australia and Austria?
- 0.003, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Austria rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- Australia ranks 16th and Austria ranks 18th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.