Austria vs Spain: Full democracy
Austria
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Spain ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Austria |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 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 Spain?
- Austria, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Austria and Spain?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for full democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Spain 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+).