Which has higher liberal democracy index, Austria or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.774 against 0.757 in Austria as of 2025.

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

216 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 Netherlands: Liberal Democracy Index

Austria

0.757

in 2025

Netherlands

0.774

in 2025

Austria rank

19th

Netherlands rank

18th

Liberal Democracy Index 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 liberal democracy index, Austria or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.774 against 0.757 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index 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 liberal democracy index?: Austria ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 18th 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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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: 18 September 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.