Freedom Score in Austria
Austria: Freedom Score was 94 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Austria, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Austria recorded 94 for freedom score in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Austria peaked at 99 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 93, in 2018.
That places Austria 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 98 | — |
| 2003 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94 | +1.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Austria's 94 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.5, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98 | 97 | 99 | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.2 | 93 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.17 | 93 | 94 | 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 freedom score in Austria?
- Freedom score in Austria was 94 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2003.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 93 in 2018.
- How does Austria rank for freedom score?
- Austria ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.