What is varieties of democracy in Austria?

Varieties of democracy in Austria was 0.839 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 0.875 in 2013.

What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1815.

How does Austria rank for varieties of democracy?

Austria ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Austria data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Varieties of democracy in Austria

Name: Varieties of democracy in Austria
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Varieties of democracy was 0.839 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.839

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

17th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.875

in 2013

All-time low

0.028

in 1815

Years of data

231

1789–2025

Varieties of democracy in Austria, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for varieties of democracy in Austria is 0.839, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in Austria peaked at 0.875 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.028, in 1815.

Austria ranks 17th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Varieties of democracy in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Varieties of democracy in Austria, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.042	—
1790	0.042	+0.0%
1791	0.042	+0.0%
1792	0.042	+0.0%
1793	0.041	-2.4%
1794	0.037	-9.8%
1795	0.037	+0.0%
1796	0.037	+0.0%
1797	0.037	+0.0%
1798	0.037	+0.0%
1799	0.037	+0.0%
1800	0.037	+0.0%
1801	0.037	+0.0%
1802	0.037	+0.0%
1803	0.037	+0.0%
1804	0.037	+0.0%
1805	0.037	+0.0%
1806	0.037	+0.0%
1807	0.037	+0.0%
1808	0.037	+0.0%
1809	0.037	+0.0%
1810	0.037	+0.0%
1811	0.037	+0.0%
1812	0.037	+0.0%
1813	0.031	-16.2%
1814	0.031	+0.0%
1815	0.028	-9.7%
1816	0.028	+0.0%
1817	0.028	+0.0%
1818	0.028	+0.0%
1819	0.028	+0.0%
1820	0.028	+0.0%
1821	0.028	+0.0%
1822	0.028	+0.0%
1823	0.028	+0.0%
1824	0.028	+0.0%
1825	0.028	+0.0%
1826	0.028	+0.0%
1827	0.028	+0.0%
1828	0.028	+0.0%
1829	0.028	+0.0%
1830	0.028	+0.0%
1831	0.028	+0.0%
1832	0.028	+0.0%
1833	0.028	+0.0%
1834	0.028	+0.0%
1835	0.028	+0.0%
1836	0.028	+0.0%
1837	0.028	+0.0%
1838	0.028	+0.0%
1839	0.028	+0.0%
1840	0.028	+0.0%
1841	0.028	+0.0%
1842	0.028	+0.0%
1843	0.028	+0.0%
1844	0.028	+0.0%
1845	0.028	+0.0%
1846	0.028	+0.0%
1847	0.028	+0.0%
1848	0.13	+364.3%
1849	0.188	+44.6%
1850	0.142	-24.5%
1851	0.035	-75.4%
1852	0.035	+0.0%
1853	0.035	+0.0%
1854	0.035	+0.0%
1855	0.035	+0.0%
1856	0.035	+0.0%
1857	0.035	+0.0%
1858	0.035	+0.0%
1859	0.035	+0.0%
1860	0.039	+11.4%
1861	0.049	+25.6%
1862	0.049	+0.0%
1863	0.049	+0.0%
1864	0.049	+0.0%
1865	0.049	+0.0%
1866	0.049	+0.0%
1867	0.189	+285.7%
1868	0.19	+0.5%
1869	0.19	+0.0%
1870	0.204	+7.4%
1871	0.201	-1.5%
1872	0.201	+0.0%
1873	0.214	+6.5%
1874	0.214	+0.0%
1875	0.21	-1.9%
1876	0.21	+0.0%
1877	0.21	+0.0%
1878	0.21	+0.0%
1879	0.209	-0.5%
1880	0.209	+0.0%
1881	0.209	+0.0%
1882	0.209	+0.0%
1883	0.209	+0.0%
1884	0.209	+0.0%
1885	0.2	-4.3%
1886	0.2	+0.0%
1887	0.2	+0.0%
1888	0.212	+6.0%
1889	0.248	+17.0%
1890	0.254	+2.4%
1891	0.244	-3.9%
1892	0.244	+0.0%
1893	0.244	+0.0%
1894	0.244	+0.0%
1895	0.244	+0.0%
1896	0.244	+0.0%
1897	0.258	+5.7%
1898	0.258	+0.0%
1899	0.258	+0.0%
1900	0.252	-2.3%
1901	0.252	+0.0%
1902	0.252	+0.0%
1903	0.252	+0.0%
1904	0.252	+0.0%
1905	0.252	+0.0%
1906	0.252	+0.0%
1907	0.268	+6.3%
1908	0.265	-1.1%
1909	0.265	+0.0%
1910	0.265	+0.0%
1911	0.266	+0.4%
1912	0.267	+0.4%
1913	0.267	+0.0%
1914	0.248	-7.1%
1915	0.248	+0.0%
1916	0.248	+0.0%
1917	0.248	+0.0%
1918	0.304	+22.6%
1919	0.301	-1.0%
1920	0.353	+17.3%
1921	0.695	+96.9%
1922	0.695	+0.0%
1923	0.693	-0.3%
1924	0.684	-1.3%
1925	0.687	+0.4%
1926	0.687	+0.0%
1927	0.696	+1.3%
1928	0.699	+0.4%
1929	0.699	+0.0%
1930	0.686	-1.9%
1931	0.655	-4.5%
1932	0.655	+0.0%
1933	0.197	-69.9%
1934	0.098	-50.3%
1935	0.095	-3.1%
1936	0.095	+0.0%
1937	0.095	+0.0%
1938	0.093	-2.1%
1945	0.716	+669.9%
1946	0.76	+6.1%
1947	0.762	+0.3%
1948	0.762	+0.0%
1949	0.766	+0.5%
1950	0.768	+0.3%
1951	0.769	+0.1%
1952	0.77	+0.1%
1953	0.771	+0.1%
1954	0.771	+0.0%
1955	0.771	+0.0%
1956	0.827	+7.3%
1957	0.822	-0.6%
1958	0.822	+0.0%
1959	0.82	-0.2%
1960	0.827	+0.9%
1961	0.827	+0.0%
1962	0.827	+0.0%
1963	0.826	-0.1%
1964	0.826	+0.0%
1965	0.828	+0.2%
1966	0.829	+0.1%
1967	0.836	+0.8%
1968	0.836	+0.0%
1969	0.836	+0.0%
1970	0.833	-0.4%
1971	0.832	-0.1%
1972	0.839	+0.8%
1973	0.844	+0.6%
1974	0.853	+1.1%
1975	0.852	-0.1%
1976	0.854	+0.2%
1977	0.854	+0.0%
1978	0.854	+0.0%
1979	0.851	-0.4%
1980	0.853	+0.2%
1981	0.856	+0.4%
1982	0.856	+0.0%
1983	0.854	-0.2%
1984	0.853	-0.1%
1985	0.853	+0.0%
1986	0.854	+0.1%
1987	0.854	+0.0%
1988	0.853	-0.1%
1989	0.855	+0.2%
1990	0.857	+0.2%
1991	0.856	-0.1%
1992	0.858	+0.2%
1993	0.859	+0.1%
1994	0.858	-0.1%
1995	0.857	-0.1%
1996	0.856	-0.1%
1997	0.856	+0.0%
1998	0.856	+0.0%
1999	0.857	+0.1%
2000	0.858	+0.1%
2001	0.858	+0.0%
2002	0.858	+0.0%
2003	0.858	+0.0%
2004	0.858	+0.0%
2005	0.858	+0.0%
2006	0.861	+0.3%
2007	0.872	+1.3%
2008	0.872	+0.0%
2009	0.874	+0.2%
2010	0.872	-0.2%
2011	0.871	-0.1%
2012	0.872	+0.1%
2013	0.875	+0.3%
2014	0.873	-0.2%
2015	0.873	+0.0%
2016	0.848	-2.9%
2017	0.851	+0.4%
2018	0.851	+0.0%
2019	0.862	+1.3%
2020	0.858	-0.5%
2021	0.854	-0.5%
2022	0.841	-1.5%
2023	0.848	+0.8%
2024	0.84	-0.9%
2025	0.839	-0.1%

Austria compared with similar countries

Austria's 0.839 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Austria's 0.839 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.042	0.042	0.042	1
1790s	0.0389	0.037	0.042	10
1800s	0.037	0.037	0.037	10
1810s	0.0313	0.028	0.037	10
1820s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1830s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1840s	0.0542	0.028	0.188	10
1850s	0.0457	0.035	0.142	10
1860s	0.0902	0.039	0.19	10
1870s	0.2083	0.201	0.214	10
1880s	0.2105	0.2	0.248	10
1890s	0.2492	0.244	0.258	10
1900s	0.2562	0.252	0.268	10
1910s	0.2662	0.248	0.304	10
1920s	0.6588	0.353	0.699	10
1930s	0.2966	0.093	0.686	9
1940s	0.7532	0.716	0.766	5
1950s	0.7911	0.768	0.827	10
1960s	0.8298	0.826	0.836	10
1970s	0.8466	0.832	0.854	10
1980s	0.8541	0.853	0.856	10
1990s	0.857	0.856	0.859	10
2000s	0.8627	0.858	0.874	10
2010s	0.8648	0.848	0.875	10
2020s	0.8467	0.839	0.858	6

Countries ranked near Austria

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16 Canada 0.84 compare
17 Chile 0.839 compare
19 Latvia 0.834 compare
20 Netherlands 0.832 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is varieties of democracy in Austria?: Varieties of democracy in Austria was 0.839 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 0.875 in 2013.
What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1815.
How does Austria rank for varieties of democracy?: Austria ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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