Austria vs Netherlands: Liberal democracy
Austria
3
in 2025
Netherlands
3
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3 against 3 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1.9 | 3 | 1.1 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.7778 | 3 | 2.22 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 3 | 0.6 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Austria or Netherlands?
- Austria, at 3 against 3 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Austria and Netherlands?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.