Austria vs Germany: Participatory Democracy Index
Austria
0.582
in 2025
Germany
0.593
in 2025
Austria rank
17th
Germany rank
15th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.593 against 0.582 in Austria, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1837 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Germany ranks 15th of 176 countries.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.