Australia vs Austria: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Australia
0.844
in 2025
Austria
0.839
in 2025
Australia rank
15th
Austria rank
17th
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time
- Australia
- Austria
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.844 against 0.839 in Austria, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and Austria ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 24 and Austria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Austria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.117 | 0.042 | 0.075 | Australia |
| 1790s | 0.117 | 0.0389 | 0.0781 | Australia |
| 1800s | 0.117 | 0.037 | 0.08 | Australia |
| 1810s | 0.117 | 0.0313 | 0.0857 | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.1712 | 0.028 | 0.1432 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.204 | 0.028 | 0.176 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.2761 | 0.0542 | 0.2219 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.3891 | 0.0457 | 0.3434 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.5812 | 0.0902 | 0.491 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.5811 | 0.2083 | 0.3728 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.5822 | 0.2105 | 0.3717 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.5798 | 0.2492 | 0.3306 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.7498 | 0.2562 | 0.4936 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.7557 | 0.2662 | 0.4895 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.7966 | 0.6588 | 0.1378 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.7994 | 0.2966 | 0.5029 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.8096 | 0.7532 | 0.0564 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.823 | 0.7911 | 0.0319 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.8416 | 0.8298 | 0.0118 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.8642 | 0.8466 | 0.0176 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.8813 | 0.8541 | 0.0272 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.8882 | 0.857 | 0.0312 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8824 | 0.8627 | 0.0197 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8697 | 0.8648 | 0.0049 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.8423 | 0.8467 | 0.0043 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Australia or Austria?
- Australia, at 0.844 against 0.839 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Australia and Austria?
- 0.005, with Australia 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 government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Australia ranks 15th and Austria ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.