Which has higher liberal democracy index, Austria or South Korea?

Austria, at 0.757 against 0.739 in South Korea as of 2025.

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

218 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs South Korea: Liberal Democracy Index

Austria

0.757

in 2025

South Korea

0.739

in 2025

Austria rank

19th

South Korea rank

22nd

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Austria
South Korea

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.757 against 0.739 in South Korea, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 218 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 22nd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.05	0.016	0.034	Austria
1790s	0.0487	0.016	0.0327	Austria
1800s	0.049	0.0151	0.0339	Austria
1810s	0.0508	0.015	0.0358	Austria
1820s	0.053	0.015	0.038	Austria
1830s	0.053	0.015	0.038	Austria
1840s	0.0631	0.0149	0.0482	Austria
1850s	0.0449	0.014	0.0309	Austria
1860s	0.1105	0.015	0.0955	Austria
1870s	0.2191	0.0151	0.204	Austria
1880s	0.2189	0.0163	0.2026	Austria
1890s	0.2348	0.0243	0.2105	Austria
1900s	0.2369	0.0325	0.2044	Austria
1910s	0.237	0.021	0.216	Austria
1920s	0.5249	0.021	0.5039	Austria
1930s	0.2595	0.021	0.2385	Austria
1940s	0.6034	0.0826	0.5208	Austria
1950s	0.6485	0.1455	0.503	Austria
1960s	0.6944	0.1367	0.5577	Austria
1970s	0.738	0.1065	0.6315	Austria
1980s	0.7671	0.2043	0.5628	Austria
1990s	0.7803	0.6064	0.1739	Austria
2000s	0.7897	0.7399	0.0498	Austria
2010s	0.7958	0.6778	0.118	Austria
2020s	0.771	0.7102	0.0608	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Austria or South Korea?: Austria, at 0.757 against 0.739 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Austria and South Korea?: 0.018, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Korea?: 218 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and South Korea rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Austria ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.