Austria vs Netherlands: Full democracy
Austria
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 159 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Austria or Netherlands?
- Austria, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Austria and Netherlands?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for full democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).