Austria vs Netherlands: Key features of democracy
Austria
0.839
in 2025
Netherlands
0.832
in 2025
Austria rank
17th
Netherlands rank
20th
Key features of democracy over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.839 against 0.832 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.042 | 0.077 | 0.035 | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.0389 | 0.1107 | 0.0718 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.037 | 0.1052 | 0.0682 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.0313 | 0.0884 | 0.0571 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.028 | 0.098 | 0.07 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.028 | 0.1083 | 0.0803 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.0542 | 0.1423 | 0.0881 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.0457 | 0.3704 | 0.3247 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.0902 | 0.3733 | 0.2831 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.2083 | 0.3749 | 0.1666 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.2105 | 0.3837 | 0.1732 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.2492 | 0.4248 | 0.1756 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.2562 | 0.4504 | 0.1942 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.2662 | 0.4787 | 0.2125 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.6588 | 0.7316 | 0.0728 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.2966 | 0.7349 | 0.4383 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.7532 | 0.603 | 0.1502 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.7911 | 0.7751 | 0.016 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.8298 | 0.8066 | 0.0232 | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.8466 | 0.8447 | 0.0019 | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.8541 | 0.8608 | 0.0067 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.857 | 0.8598 | 0.0028 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.8627 | 0.8624 | 0.0003 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.8648 | 0.8755 | 0.0107 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.8467 | 0.847 | 0.0003 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of democracy, Austria or Netherlands?
- Austria, at 0.839 against 0.832 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of democracy between Austria and Netherlands?
- 0.007, with Austria 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 key features of democracy?
- Austria ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.