Which has higher human rights index, Australia or Austria?

Austria, at 0.907 against 0.906 in Australia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?

231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Austria: Human Rights Index

Australia

0.906

in 2025

Austria

0.907

in 2025

Australia rank

32nd

Austria rank

30th

Human Rights Index over time

Australia
Austria

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.907 against 0.906 in Australia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 32nd and Austria ranks 30th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 23 and Austria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Austria	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.483	0.375	0.108	Australia
1790s	0.4885	0.3507	0.1378	Australia
1800s	0.493	0.354	0.139	Australia
1810s	0.493	0.3428	0.1502	Australia
1820s	0.5786	0.336	0.2426	Australia
1830s	0.619	0.336	0.283	Australia
1840s	0.8017	0.3446	0.4571	Australia
1850s	0.8252	0.325	0.5002	Australia
1860s	0.83	0.3978	0.4322	Australia
1870s	0.83	0.6105	0.2195	Australia
1880s	0.83	0.612	0.218	Australia
1890s	0.8292	0.664	0.1652	Australia
1900s	0.8391	0.664	0.1751	Australia
1910s	0.8315	0.6896	0.1419	Australia
1920s	0.843	0.8368	0.0062	Australia
1930s	0.843	0.5437	0.2993	Australia
1940s	0.86	0.7902	0.0698	Australia
1950s	0.9167	0.8562	0.0605	Australia
1960s	0.9259	0.9085	0.0174	Australia
1970s	0.953	0.9342	0.0188	Australia
1980s	0.951	0.9422	0.0088	Australia
1990s	0.9513	0.9454	0.0059	Australia
2000s	0.9526	0.9466	0.006	Australia
2010s	0.9411	0.9413	0.0002	Austria
2020s	0.9117	0.9182	0.0065	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Australia or Austria?: Austria, at 0.907 against 0.906 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Australia and Austria?: 0.001, 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 human rights index?: Australia ranks 32nd and Austria ranks 30th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.