Which has higher participatory democracy index, Austria or Spain?

Austria, at 0.582 against 0.572 in Spain as of 2025.

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

183 years are reported by both, from 1837 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Spain: Participatory Democracy Index

Austria

0.582

in 2025

Spain

0.572

in 2025

Austria rank

17th

Spain rank

20th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Austria
Spain

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.582 against 0.572 in Spain, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1837 it was Spain ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Spain ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 13 and Spain in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.032	0.085	0.053	Spain
1840s	0.045	0.0804	0.0354	Spain
1850s	0.0396	0.0798	0.0402	Spain
1860s	0.1148	0.0842	0.0306	Austria
1870s	0.1622	0.103	0.0592	Austria
1880s	0.1718	0.0913	0.0805	Austria
1890s	0.196	0.0929	0.1031	Austria
1900s	0.2039	0.091	0.1129	Austria
1910s	0.2025	0.0901	0.1124	Austria
1920s	0.4341	0.0465	0.3876	Austria
1930s	0.2249	0.2366	0.0117	Spain
1940s	0.5168	0.024	0.4928	Austria
1950s	0.5561	0.0264	0.5297	Austria
1960s	0.5875	0.0182	0.5693	Austria
1970s	0.6082	0.1278	0.4804	Austria
1980s	0.6323	0.6481	0.0158	Spain
1990s	0.6274	0.6516	0.0242	Spain
2000s	0.6224	0.6328	0.0104	Spain
2010s	0.6409	0.6217	0.0192	Austria
2020s	0.6015	0.596	0.0055	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Austria or Spain?: Austria, at 0.582 against 0.572 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Austria and Spain?: 0.01, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?: 183 years are reported by both, from 1837 to 2025.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Austria ranks 17th and Spain ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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.