Austria vs Netherlands: Key features of liberal democracy
Austria
0.757
in 2025
Netherlands
0.774
in 2025
Austria rank
19th
Netherlands rank
18th
Key features of liberal democracy over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.774 against 0.757 in Austria, a difference of 0.017.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 216 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Austria ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.05 | 0.072 | 0.022 | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.0486 | 0.074 | 0.0254 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.049 | 0.0793 | 0.0303 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.0508 | 0.1206 | 0.0698 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.053 | 0.158 | 0.105 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.053 | 0.1596 | 0.1066 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.0631 | 0.1983 | 0.1352 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.0449 | 0.3678 | 0.3229 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.1105 | 0.37 | 0.2595 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.2191 | 0.3709 | 0.1517 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.2189 | 0.3758 | 0.1569 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.2348 | 0.4026 | 0.1678 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.2369 | 0.4206 | 0.1837 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.237 | 0.44 | 0.203 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.5249 | 0.6477 | 0.1228 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.2595 | 0.65 | 0.3905 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.6034 | 0.5464 | 0.057 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.6485 | 0.7146 | 0.0661 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.6944 | 0.7486 | 0.0542 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.738 | 0.7915 | 0.0535 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.7671 | 0.8125 | 0.0454 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.7803 | 0.8114 | 0.0311 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.7897 | 0.8144 | 0.0247 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.7958 | 0.8285 | 0.0327 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.771 | 0.7923 | 0.0213 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Austria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.774 against 0.757 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Austria and Netherlands?
- 0.017, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 216 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?
- Austria ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.