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
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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.

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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

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.