Austria vs Italy: Equal Rights Protection Index
Austria
0.923
in 2025
Italy
0.929
in 2025
Austria rank
13th
Italy rank
11th
Equal Rights Protection Index over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.929 against 0.923 in Austria, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 13th and Italy ranks 11th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 17 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.334 | 0.016 | 0.318 | Austria |
| 1820s | 0.334 | 0.016 | 0.318 | Austria |
| 1830s | 0.334 | 0.016 | 0.318 | Austria |
| 1840s | 0.334 | 0.0265 | 0.3075 | Austria |
| 1850s | 0.334 | 0.121 | 0.213 | Austria |
| 1860s | 0.427 | 0.3394 | 0.0876 | Austria |
| 1870s | 0.733 | 0.394 | 0.339 | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.733 | 0.394 | 0.339 | Austria |
| 1890s | 0.733 | 0.394 | 0.339 | Austria |
| 1900s | 0.733 | 0.457 | 0.276 | Austria |
| 1910s | 0.6748 | 0.4658 | 0.209 | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.645 | 0.3822 | 0.2628 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.5557 | 0.3244 | 0.2312 | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.867 | 0.7878 | 0.0792 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.873 | 0.8648 | 0.0082 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.882 | 0.9239 | 0.0419 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.9522 | 0.961 | 0.0088 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.96 | 0.966 | 0.006 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.96 | 0.966 | 0.006 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.96 | 0.966 | 0.006 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.9508 | 0.9374 | 0.0134 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.9612 | 0.9225 | 0.0387 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Austria or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.929 against 0.923 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Austria and Italy?
- 0.006, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Austria ranks 13th and Italy ranks 11th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Rights Protection 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 to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.