Which has higher liberal democracy index, Austria or Spain?

Austria, at 0.757 against 0.741 in Spain as of 2025.

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

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 Spain: Liberal Democracy Index

Austria

0.757

in 2025

Spain

0.741

in 2025

Austria rank

19th

Spain rank

21st

Liberal Democracy Index 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 liberal democracy index, Austria or Spain?: Austria, at 0.757 against 0.741 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index 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 liberal democracy index?: Austria ranks 19th and Spain ranks 21st 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.