What is human rights index in Austria?

Human rights index in Austria was 0.907 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 0.949 in 2013.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.249 in 1795.

How does Austria rank for human rights index?

Austria ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Austria

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

Austria: Human Rights Index was 0.907 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.907

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

30th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.949

in 2013

All-time low

0.249

in 1795

Years of data

231

1789–2025

Human Rights Index in Austria, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Austria is 0.907, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Austria peaked at 0.949 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.249, in 1795.

Austria ranks 30th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.375	0.375	0.375	1
1790s	0.3507	0.249	0.375	10
1800s	0.354	0.354	0.354	10
1810s	0.3428	0.336	0.354	10
1820s	0.336	0.336	0.336	10
1830s	0.336	0.336	0.336	10
1840s	0.3446	0.299	0.459	10
1850s	0.325	0.325	0.325	10
1860s	0.3978	0.334	0.579	10
1870s	0.6105	0.607	0.614	10
1880s	0.612	0.607	0.642	10
1890s	0.664	0.664	0.664	10
1900s	0.664	0.664	0.664	10
1910s	0.6896	0.664	0.835	10
1920s	0.8368	0.825	0.843	10
1930s	0.5437	0.365	0.817	9
1940s	0.7902	0.746	0.803	5
1950s	0.8562	0.817	0.909	10
1960s	0.9085	0.9	0.91	10
1970s	0.9342	0.917	0.943	10
1980s	0.9422	0.934	0.944	10
1990s	0.9454	0.936	0.947	10
2000s	0.9466	0.945	0.947	10
2010s	0.9413	0.922	0.949	10
2020s	0.9182	0.907	0.926	6

Countries ranked near Austria

27 Ghana 0.912 compare
27 Netherlands 0.912 compare
27 South Korea 0.912 compare
30 Cape Verde 0.907 compare
32 Australia 0.906 compare
33 Seychelles 0.904 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)
Key features of democracy 0.839 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.918 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.883 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.839 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.582 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.757 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Austria?: Human rights index in Austria was 0.907 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 0.949 in 2013.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.249 in 1795.
How does Austria rank for human rights index?: Austria ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.