Which has higher human rights index, Austria or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.912 against 0.907 in Austria as of 2025.

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

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 Netherlands: Human Rights Index

Austria

0.907

in 2025

Netherlands

0.912

in 2025

Austria rank

30th

Netherlands rank

27th

Human Rights Index over time

Austria
Netherlands

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.375	0.321	0.054	Austria
1790s	0.3507	0.3384	0.0123	Austria
1800s	0.354	0.3962	0.0422	Netherlands
1810s	0.3428	0.5206	0.1778	Netherlands
1820s	0.336	0.667	0.331	Netherlands
1830s	0.336	0.6832	0.3472	Netherlands
1840s	0.3446	0.7054	0.3608	Netherlands
1850s	0.325	0.835	0.51	Netherlands
1860s	0.3978	0.835	0.4372	Netherlands
1870s	0.6105	0.835	0.2245	Netherlands
1880s	0.612	0.837	0.225	Netherlands
1890s	0.664	0.845	0.181	Netherlands
1900s	0.664	0.845	0.181	Netherlands
1910s	0.6896	0.8453	0.1557	Netherlands
1920s	0.8368	0.852	0.0152	Netherlands
1930s	0.5437	0.851	0.3073	Netherlands
1940s	0.7902	0.7506	0.0396	Austria
1950s	0.8562	0.9002	0.044	Netherlands
1960s	0.9085	0.9238	0.0153	Netherlands
1970s	0.9342	0.9441	0.0099	Netherlands
1980s	0.9422	0.949	0.0068	Netherlands
1990s	0.9454	0.9488	0.0034	Netherlands
2000s	0.9466	0.9474	0.0008	Netherlands
2010s	0.9413	0.9398	0.0015	Austria
2020s	0.9182	0.9198	0.0017	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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