Austria vs Spain: Key features of liberal democracy
Austria
0.757
in 2025
Spain
0.741
in 2025
Austria rank
19th
Spain rank
21st
Key features of liberal democracy over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.757 against 0.741 in Spain, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 218 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Austria ranks 19th and Spain ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 12 and Spain in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.02 | Spain |
| 1790s | 0.0487 | 0.07 | 0.0213 | Spain |
| 1800s | 0.049 | 0.0704 | 0.0214 | Spain |
| 1810s | 0.0508 | 0.0948 | 0.044 | Spain |
| 1820s | 0.053 | 0.109 | 0.056 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0.053 | 0.1165 | 0.0635 | Spain |
| 1840s | 0.0631 | 0.1339 | 0.0708 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.0449 | 0.1347 | 0.0898 | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.1105 | 0.1345 | 0.024 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.2191 | 0.16 | 0.0591 | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.2189 | 0.1525 | 0.0664 | Austria |
| 1890s | 0.2348 | 0.1636 | 0.0712 | Austria |
| 1900s | 0.2369 | 0.1638 | 0.0731 | Austria |
| 1910s | 0.237 | 0.1624 | 0.0746 | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.5249 | 0.1093 | 0.4156 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.2595 | 0.2991 | 0.0396 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.6034 | 0.0586 | 0.5448 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.6485 | 0.061 | 0.5875 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.6944 | 0.0673 | 0.6271 | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.738 | 0.228 | 0.51 | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.7671 | 0.8014 | 0.0343 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.7803 | 0.8167 | 0.0364 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.7897 | 0.8126 | 0.0229 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.7958 | 0.7859 | 0.0099 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.771 | 0.7643 | 0.0067 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Austria or Spain?
- Austria, at 0.757 against 0.741 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Austria and Spain?
- 0.016, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 218 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?
- Austria ranks 19th and Spain ranks 21st 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.