Key features of human rights in Austria

Austria: Key features of human rights 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

Key features of human rights in Austria, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of human rights in Austria is 0.907, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 27 Ghana 0.912 compare
  2. 27 Netherlands 0.912 compare
  3. 27 South Korea 0.912 compare
  4. 30 Cape Verde 0.907 compare
  5. 32 Australia 0.906 compare
  6. 33 Seychelles 0.904 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Austria?
Key features of human rights in Austria was 0.907 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.949 in 2013.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.249 in 1795.
How does Austria rank for key features of human rights?
Austria ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Key features of human rights
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
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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.