Which has higher human rights index, Austria or Korea, Rep.?

Korea, Rep., at 0.912 against 0.907 in Austria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Korea, Rep.?

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.

Austria vs Korea, Rep.: Human Rights Index

Austria

0.907

in 2025

Korea, Rep.

0.912

in 2025

Austria rank

30th

Korea, Rep. rank

27th

Human Rights Index over time

Austria
Korea, Rep.

How they compare

Korea, Rep. currently reports 0.912 against 0.907 in Austria, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 30th and Korea, Rep. ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Korea, Rep.	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.375	0.083	0.292	Austria
1790s	0.3507	0.0838	0.2669	Austria
1800s	0.354	0.0844	0.2696	Austria
1810s	0.3428	0.0838	0.259	Austria
1820s	0.336	0.0836	0.2524	Austria
1830s	0.336	0.0829	0.2531	Austria
1840s	0.3446	0.0821	0.2625	Austria
1850s	0.325	0.083	0.242	Austria
1860s	0.3978	0.0776	0.3202	Austria
1870s	0.6105	0.0754	0.5351	Austria
1880s	0.612	0.0905	0.5215	Austria
1890s	0.664	0.161	0.503	Austria
1900s	0.664	0.2023	0.4617	Austria
1910s	0.6896	0.1093	0.5803	Austria
1920s	0.8368	0.1134	0.7234	Austria
1930s	0.5437	0.113	0.4307	Austria
1940s	0.7902	0.4168	0.3734	Austria
1950s	0.8562	0.4424	0.4138	Austria
1960s	0.9085	0.4698	0.4387	Austria
1970s	0.9342	0.3976	0.5366	Austria
1980s	0.9422	0.5565	0.3857	Austria
1990s	0.9454	0.8887	0.0567	Austria
2000s	0.9466	0.9226	0.024	Austria
2010s	0.9413	0.8975	0.0438	Austria
2020s	0.9182	0.8963	0.0218	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Austria or Korea, Rep.?: Korea, Rep., at 0.912 against 0.907 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Austria and Korea, Rep.?: 0.005, with Korea, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Korea, Rep.?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and Korea, Rep. rank globally for human rights index?: Austria ranks 30th and Korea, Rep. ranks 27th 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.