Political Rights Score in Austria
Austria: Political Rights Score was 38 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Austria, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Austria stood at 38.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Austria peaked at 40 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2015.
Austria ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40 | — |
| 2003 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38 | +2.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 38 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Austria's 38 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.75 | 39 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.7 | 37 | 39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.17 | 37 | 38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 19 Andorra 38 compare
- 19 Bahamas 38 compare
- 19 Belgium 38 compare
- 19 Cape Verde 38 compare
- 19 Chile 38 compare
- 19 Costa Rica 38 compare
- 19 Cyprus 38 compare
- 19 France 38 compare
- 19 Iceland 38 compare
- 19 Lithuania 38 compare
- 19 Luxembourg 38 compare
- 19 Marshall Islands 38 compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 38 compare
- 19 Taiwan 38 compare
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 political rights score in Austria?
- Political rights score in Austria was 38 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for political rights score?
- Austria ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.