Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Austria
Austria: Human rights index vs electoral democracy 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 vs electoral democracy index in Austria, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Austria stood at 0.907.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Austria peaked at 0.949 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.249, in 1795.
That places Austria 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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
More social development data for Austria
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.757 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.839 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.883 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.918 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.582 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.839 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Austria?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Austria was 0.907 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.949 in 2013.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.249 in 1795.
- How does Austria rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Austria ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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