Austria vs Sweden: Equal Rights Protection Index
Austria
0.923
in 2025
Sweden
0.924
in 2025
Austria rank
13th
Sweden rank
12th
Equal Rights Protection Index over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.924 against 0.923 in Austria, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Austria ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.334 | 0.343 | 0.009 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.334 | 0.343 | 0.009 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.334 | 0.343 | 0.009 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.334 | 0.343 | 0.009 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.334 | 0.343 | 0.009 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.334 | 0.343 | 0.009 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.334 | 0.3952 | 0.0612 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.334 | 0.5238 | 0.1898 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.427 | 0.585 | 0.158 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.733 | 0.585 | 0.148 | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.733 | 0.585 | 0.148 | Austria |
| 1890s | 0.733 | 0.585 | 0.148 | Austria |
| 1900s | 0.733 | 0.6187 | 0.1143 | Austria |
| 1910s | 0.6748 | 0.6062 | 0.0686 | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.645 | 0.711 | 0.066 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.5557 | 0.732 | 0.1763 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.867 | 0.815 | 0.052 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.873 | 0.8153 | 0.0577 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.882 | 0.9598 | 0.0778 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.9522 | 0.9752 | 0.023 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.96 | 0.979 | 0.019 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.96 | 0.979 | 0.019 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.96 | 0.979 | 0.019 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9508 | 0.9683 | 0.0175 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9612 | 0.945 | 0.0162 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.924 against 0.923 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.001, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Austria ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.