Australia vs Austria: Freedom of expression index
Australia
0.915
in 2025
Austria
0.918
in 2025
Australia rank
22nd
Austria rank
19th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Australia
- Austria
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.918 against 0.915 in Australia, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 22nd and Austria ranks 19th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 18 and Austria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Austria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.305 | 0.266 | 0.039 | Australia |
| 1790s | 0.305 | 0.2468 | 0.0582 | Australia |
| 1800s | 0.305 | 0.234 | 0.071 | Australia |
| 1810s | 0.305 | 0.1877 | 0.1173 | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.635 | 0.159 | 0.476 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.855 | 0.159 | 0.696 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.855 | 0.2865 | 0.5685 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.855 | 0.179 | 0.676 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.855 | 0.3416 | 0.5134 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.855 | 0.528 | 0.327 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.855 | 0.549 | 0.306 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.855 | 0.738 | 0.117 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.8838 | 0.738 | 0.1458 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.8588 | 0.6808 | 0.178 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.884 | 0.8395 | 0.0445 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.884 | 0.4217 | 0.4623 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.8958 | 0.8818 | 0.014 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.907 | 0.908 | 0.001 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.9176 | 0.9386 | 0.021 | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.9502 | 0.9549 | 0.0047 | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.962 | 0.9615 | 0.0005 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.964 | 0.966 | 0.002 | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.9654 | 0.966 | 0.0006 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.9451 | 0.9599 | 0.0148 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.9168 | 0.9312 | 0.0143 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Australia or Austria?
- Austria, at 0.918 against 0.915 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Australia and Austria?
- 0.003, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Austria rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Australia ranks 22nd and Austria ranks 19th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.