Which has higher electoral democracy index, Austria or Netherlands?

Austria, at 0.839 against 0.832 in Netherlands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?

231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Netherlands: Electoral Democracy Index

Austria

0.839

in 2025

Netherlands

0.832

in 2025

Austria rank

17th

Netherlands rank

20th

Electoral Democracy Index over time

Austria
Netherlands

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.839 against 0.832 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.042	0.077	0.035	Netherlands
1790s	0.0389	0.1107	0.0718	Netherlands
1800s	0.037	0.1052	0.0682	Netherlands
1810s	0.0313	0.0884	0.0571	Netherlands
1820s	0.028	0.098	0.07	Netherlands
1830s	0.028	0.1083	0.0803	Netherlands
1840s	0.0542	0.1423	0.0881	Netherlands
1850s	0.0457	0.3704	0.3247	Netherlands
1860s	0.0902	0.3733	0.2831	Netherlands
1870s	0.2083	0.3749	0.1666	Netherlands
1880s	0.2105	0.3837	0.1732	Netherlands
1890s	0.2492	0.4248	0.1756	Netherlands
1900s	0.2562	0.4504	0.1942	Netherlands
1910s	0.2662	0.4787	0.2125	Netherlands
1920s	0.6588	0.7316	0.0728	Netherlands
1930s	0.2966	0.7349	0.4383	Netherlands
1940s	0.7532	0.603	0.1502	Austria
1950s	0.7911	0.7751	0.016	Austria
1960s	0.8298	0.8066	0.0232	Austria
1970s	0.8466	0.8447	0.0019	Austria
1980s	0.8541	0.8608	0.0067	Netherlands
1990s	0.857	0.8598	0.0028	Netherlands
2000s	0.8627	0.8624	0.0003	Austria
2010s	0.8648	0.8755	0.0107	Netherlands
2020s	0.8467	0.847	0.0003	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy index, Austria or Netherlands?: Austria, at 0.839 against 0.832 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Austria and Netherlands?: 0.007, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for electoral democracy index?: Austria ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.