Egalitarian Democracy Index in Austria
Austria: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.723 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Austria, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in Austria is 0.723, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Austria peaked at 0.777 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.127, in 1935.
That places Austria 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 101 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.231 | — |
| 1919 | 0.242 | +4.8% |
| 1920 | 0.276 | +14.0% |
| 1921 | 0.454 | +64.5% |
| 1922 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.453 | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 0.448 | -1.1% |
| 1925 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.455 | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 0.458 | +0.7% |
| 1929 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.45 | -1.7% |
| 1931 | 0.429 | -4.7% |
| 1932 | 0.429 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.178 | -58.5% |
| 1934 | 0.13 | -27.0% |
| 1935 | 0.127 | -2.3% |
| 1936 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.596 | +369.3% |
| 1946 | 0.634 | +6.4% |
| 1947 | 0.635 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.639 | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 0.638 | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 0.64 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.641 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.643 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.654 | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.709 | +8.4% |
| 1957 | 0.703 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.703 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.701 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.709 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.71 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.709 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.711 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.712 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.712 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.716 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.719 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.746 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.755 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.759 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.772 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.767 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.774 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.775 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.775 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.773 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.773 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.775 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.775 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.774 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.773 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.772 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.76 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.761 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.764 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.766 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.757 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.758 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.757 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.759 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.76 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.759 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.762 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.761 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.765 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.776 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.777 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.776 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.774 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.772 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.768 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.746 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.749 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.753 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.765 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.767 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.754 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.739 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.749 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.724 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.723 | -0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.723 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.723 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | +369.3% | 0.127 | 0.596 |
| 1921 | +64.5% | 0.276 | 0.454 |
| 1933 | -58.5% | 0.429 | 0.178 |
| 1934 | -27.0% | 0.178 | 0.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.2365 | 0.231 | 0.242 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.4352 | 0.276 | 0.458 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2496 | 0.127 | 0.45 | 8 |
| 1940s | 0.6278 | 0.596 | 0.639 | 5 |
| 1950s | 0.6686 | 0.638 | 0.709 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7121 | 0.709 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7615 | 0.719 | 0.775 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7688 | 0.76 | 0.775 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.76 | 0.757 | 0.766 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7657 | 0.759 | 0.777 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7645 | 0.746 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7427 | 0.723 | 0.767 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More social development data for Austria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 286,651 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 33 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 33 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian democracy index in Austria?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Austria was 0.723 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.777 in 2008.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.127 in 1935.
- How does Austria rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Austria ranks 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.