What is equal rights protection index in Austria?

Equal rights protection index in Austria was 0.923 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 0.981 in 2022.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.334 in 1789.

How does Austria rank for equal rights protection index?

Austria ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Austria

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in Austria
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.923 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.923

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

13th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.981

in 2022

All-time low

0.334

in 1789

Years of data

231

1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Austria, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Austria is 0.923, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Austria peaked at 0.981 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.334, in 1789.

Austria ranks 13th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 231 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.334	0.334	0.334	1
1790s	0.334	0.334	0.334	10
1800s	0.334	0.334	0.334	10
1810s	0.334	0.334	0.334	10
1820s	0.334	0.334	0.334	10
1830s	0.334	0.334	0.334	10
1840s	0.334	0.334	0.334	10
1850s	0.334	0.334	0.334	10
1860s	0.427	0.334	0.733	10
1870s	0.733	0.733	0.733	10
1880s	0.733	0.733	0.733	10
1890s	0.733	0.733	0.733	10
1900s	0.733	0.733	0.733	10
1910s	0.6748	0.623	0.733	10
1920s	0.645	0.645	0.645	10
1930s	0.5557	0.499	0.645	9
1940s	0.867	0.867	0.867	5
1950s	0.873	0.867	0.882	10
1960s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1970s	0.9522	0.882	0.96	10
1980s	0.96	0.96	0.96	10
1990s	0.96	0.96	0.96	10
2000s	0.96	0.96	0.96	10
2010s	0.9508	0.94	0.96	10
2020s	0.9612	0.923	0.981	6

Countries ranked near Austria

11 Italy 0.929 compare
12 Sweden 0.924 compare
14 Taiwan 0.922 compare
15 Netherlands 0.919 compare
16 Costa Rica 0.917 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Austria

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 286,651 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 33 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal democracy 3 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.757 (2025)
Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.907 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.582 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.907 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Austria?: Equal rights protection index in Austria was 0.923 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 0.981 in 2022.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.334 in 1789.
How does Austria rank for equal rights protection index?: Austria ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.